Life Often Throws Curve Balls
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
October 18, 2022 11:47am CST
Hello from Rambo. He is my cousin's little Yorkie. He is something else. And pretty much the center of her life. She buys him clothes, especially when the weather starts to get cold. She sent me this photo over the weekend. He was watching the ballgame with her.
Her daughter, who is in her early 50's, has been not feeling well for a few days. Very stubborn and will not go to the doctor. She donated a kidney to her close friend a few years ago. Now is a diabetic as a result.
She was complaining of indigestion and body aches. I thought maybe the flu. She finally drove herself to the ER on Sunday. She was admitted to the cardiac floor. Turns out she had a heart attack prior to her admission. This is why she had the symptoms she described. She failed to tell anyone her left arm was also hurting. They immediately placed two stents in her heart. She also has pneumonia and a fluid build-up around her heart.
They are still running tests to make sure nothing else is going on. Her mother was able to visit her yesterday. Being blind, I can only imagine how she feels when her daughter is going though all of this.
Hoping she will be better soon and can be discharged. We just never know what life has in store for us.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Oct 22
So glad she made it to the ER before something more serious happened. I do have a little empathy for her regarding not doing anything about her symptoms, because often times those symptoms can be the same for 4000 different types of ailments, and 3999 of them end up being harmless or nothing serious.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Oct 22
I am thankful she made it too but also try to encourage her to go due to her serious health issues. She has come very close to losing her foot and leg many times due to her diabetes. She still has a cast on from surgery three weeks ago on her foot. Almost lost it during surgery. She can't afford to not go to the doctor.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Oct 22
@CarolDM It sounds like in her case that she needs to take everything very seriously when it comes to health symptoms.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Oct 22
@moffittjc Exactly Jeff. She cannot take chances. It is unfortunate that this all started from donating her kidney. But she has good doctors.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
20 Oct 22
@CarolDM aw my goodness. I'm so sorry to be reading this. I'm wishing her all the very best in recovering! I'm so glad she did eventually just go to the ER! You are right! We just never know what can happen in our lives.
Rambo is just adorable! I hope you are doing well Carol! 
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
25 Oct 22
@CarolDM I hope your cousin's daughter is doing alright!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Oct 22
@VivaLaDani13 Thank you so much. A few more issues lately but they are dealing with them. Better today.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
18 Nov 22
Yes, we don't know what life is in store for us but we know what is good and what is bad. Therefore let's not abuse our life. Let's go the right path of doing good.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Nov 22
@Nakitakona As I said, many things are out of our control.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
21 Nov 22
@CarolDM But doing good things isn't impossible.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
5 Dec 22
That is unfortunate. Although donating body parts sounds like a very noble thing to do but it should be checked if she is capable of donating it since it can have problems when you voluntarily give it and not check if there will be some problems if they will do it.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
5 Dec 22
@CarolDM I see there was something amiss with how they assessed because they missed that her heart could fail and diabetes suddenly spilled over after her donation. Or maybe she was not told to slow down on some things like eating or exercising since there is only one kidney functioning in her.
@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
19 Oct 22
I hope and pray that your cousins daughter has a full recovery. She is lucky she finally went to the ER. I can imagine how distraught your cousin must be having her daughter going through all of this.
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@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
19 Oct 22
@CarolDM sending prayers for her recovery. Your cousin is remarkable to be able to do all that she does and hope she can manage two dogs
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Oct 22
Thank you so much. Just talked to her and waiting on more test results. They added another med for her heart. My cousin is also keeping her dog for her. So now she has two dogs to keep up with. You would never know she is blind sometimes.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Oct 22
@Marilynda1225 Thanks so much. She was discharged today. Good news. My cousin is amazing.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
19 Oct 22
@CarolDM
That is horrible that she had a heart attack. If she would have gone to the doctor could she have avoided the heart attack? It sounds like it was a good idea for her to go to the ER and I hope they take care of her properly. You are so right we never know what is in store for us.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Oct 22
A big surprise for all of us. So glad she made it to the hospital in time for help. We don't know if it could have been avoided but there is a big chance it could have been. Hard to say when it comes to your health. So important to stay on top of it. I talk to her a few times a day. She is trying to rest and let the meds help her now.
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@LindaOHio (178781)
• United States
19 Oct 22
How terrible. I wish her all the best.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Oct 22
@LindaOHio As long as she takes care of herself she should be ok. Thanks.
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@porwest (90937)
• United States
19 Oct 22
My gosh, what a situation. But yes, all clear cut signs of a heart attack. Luckily it was caught in time and hopefully all will be well. I am a bit stubborn about hospitals as well, but there are certain things that are just important not to overlook.
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
18 Oct 22
That's sad. Your friend and her daughter are going through a tough time. Sending positive vibes and thoughts for them. Praying for her fast recovery.
Rambo is so cute and I love his dress.
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
19 Oct 22
@CarolDM I hope and pray that all test results come out okay for her.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Oct 22
@arunima25 Thank you so much.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16761)
• China
19 Oct 22
Fortunately they rushed her to the hospital, it could be worse ! Hope she makes a quick recovery !
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Oct 22
Thank you. Her mother, even though she is blind, does more than many. She is amazing. She cooks and cleans her apartment every single day and takes care of her little dog. My cousin has too many health issues to not pay attention.
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Thanks a lot. He is sooooo cute
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
19 Oct 22
Holy Christ, help her in every way and her family too, thank you holy Christ, amen. Sad to hear about it.
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