My good friend is in intensive care at Tripler Hospital.
He just came out of intensive care at another hospital three weeks ago.
The first time, he passed out and the ambulance had to be called.
Doctors said another day, and he would have been gone.
This time wife told him either she take him "NOW", or she was going to call the ambulance. He went.
As soon as the doctor started checking him, he went straight to the IC.
Been there five days now.
After he got out the first time, he called to talk.
I asked him if the doctors found out what was wrong.
He said high sugar, salt, high blood pressure and other stuff.
I asked if it was diabetes. He said no, not that.
When I talked to his wife this second time, she said he is diabetic.
He has about nine pills he is suppose to take, and things he wasn't suppose to eat.
She said he wasn't taking the pills, and she caught him drinking lots of soda and eating pops.
She also said he was becoming forgetful, delusional, grumpy, and very tired/weak.
Could he be in denial?????
He was always pretty sharp. Reasonably good energy. Way over weight, but seemed ok.
It just seemed that, all of a sudden he's just falling apart.
I've heard of people who get really sick, either fight it, or just give up.
Has me worried all the time.