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Spent 5 hours in the ER this afternoon for my daughter

Sidenote: my wife who works at a hospital tells me it's the Emergency Department... Not the Emergency Room. Anyways, our daughter was having trouble at school gagging so my wife came and got her. (Quick backstory.. she's disabled with lots of issues likely genetic from her birth parents. So she can't communicate when she's hurt or sick. Also doesn't have the mental understanding to cough up or swallow vomit or phlegm and has major reflux issues.) When she got home she continued to cough and gag on thick phlegm, ended up choking and going limp and unconscious. Wife was able to get her back and make her vomit it. She was out for probably 30 seconds and was turning blue. So she rushed her to the ED. They gave her zofran and fluids and she perked right up. All tests were good. That place (Carilion-Christiansburg) was, as usual, packed. Sick people everywhere on beds in the hall. So it took forever there. Fortunately my brother was the one duty police officer there so he came by a few times and made her happy to see him (until he had to go babysit a frequent visitor tripping on cocaine), so that made it bearable. Anyways, I'd say the odds of us getting sick from that place at 50/50. Also, very happy to be home tonight.
Posted: 09/09/2024 at 08:35 PM ET

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Spent 5 hours in the ER this afternoon for my daughter
HokieGator 09/09/24 08:35 PM ET
God bless your daughter & your family. 🙏🤞**
The Big Cat 09/11/24 04:29 PM ET
Bless her little heart... God Bless her, and you guys too!**
HOKIERIT 09/10/24 07:42 PM ET
She is an angel and you and your wife and your brother are saints.**
OrlandoHokie 09/10/24 09:57 AM ET
Shes a trooper! Prayers for recovery and healing
Happy Dog 09/10/24 05:08 AM ET
Holy crap man, as a father, I got frantic just reading your post.
MP4VT2004 09/10/24 12:02 AM ET
All the respect in the world for you and her, sir. Hope everyone is ok.**
soldcokesatLane 09/09/24 11:07 PM ET
All good. I get to sleep on the couch with her tonight. Just to be safe.
HokieGator 09/09/24 11:09 PM ET
Worth the sacrifice, though
Happy Dog 09/10/24 05:09 AM ET
Lot of resiliency there, both in front of and behind the camera.
Rinoki21 09/09/24 08:48 PM ET
Very happy for you and her that ordeal is over. Prayers for healing.**
Spud 09/09/24 08:43 PM ET