My Daddy is sick and I'm scared.

[Squeaksmyalias]

We got a call a couple hours ago that my Dad nearly blacked out at work and was being taken to the hospital.

They aren't sure whats going on, he has a heart condition (12ish years since he had a heart attack) and rheumatoid arthritis. It might be his medication or something else. He is being kept overnight, I'm glad he has such good coworkers they keep checking in on my Mom and I. I'm just so scared something bad is wrong with him.

[Treasure]

hang in there;
hugs and positive thoughts

[Amina516]

Hang in there!

Im sure theyll do a workup and try and figure out whats wrong. And honestly, sometimes these things just happen. Stressed, dehydrated, too much medication, too little medication etc can = passing out.

Good luck.

[AccountingDrone]

Yeek - hope they can figure out what the problem is and get him home.

[Mishi]

Aww hun *hugs* Maybe it's from the stress of the renovations? I hope it's nothing serious and that he gets better really quickly!

[MaggieTheCat]

Sending good thoughts and lots of fuzzy kitty snuggles to you and your dad!

[Squeaksmyalias]

Update

Mom came home so Dad could sleep, they are keeping him over night for sure now and maybe the next night, we won't find out till tomorrow.

The doctor said it wasn't another heart attack, they still aren't sure what happened. His boss stopped by the house on his way home from work and dropped off Dad's stuff and to check in on us. He said that one of the guys found Dad in the break room looking dazed and really out of it. For some reason Dad had taken his nirto with him when he went back there so they had him take it and called an ambulance. His boss said while they were waiting for the ambulance he had a panic attack about me and Mom. I feel bad he was so upset, I love my Dad so much and this scares me so bad that he is sick.

[Sheldonrs]

Good thoughts for your Dad, you and your family.

[zombiequeen]

Sending good thoughts, hope everything clears up.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Hmm...
First, I know what you mean about being scared about your dad. My dad's getting up in years too-- and he has physical problems (the nerves in his lower back/legs are fux0r'd, and he's in a lot of pain ), not to mention high blood pressure that he's controlling with diet, exercise, and meds. Freaking out about him being sick or dying is really easy for me to do, and is entirely useless and unproductive.
(Second), Thus, I recommend you do what I do: check in on him, and make sure he has the support he needs. (I don't have much to do for my Daddy-- he has mah Mommy)
Make sure he's eating right (enough, fruits and veg, etc) and drinking plenty of water and other healthy fluids, and letting him sleep and just relax. It might be something as 'silly' as dehydration, it might be something as scary or serious as a brain-thing... or worse, but I won't bother you about that.
Make sure you tell him you love him. Just in case-- that, and you can never tell a loved one "I love you" too much. (If compelled, tell him stuff you never told him before.)
Hope (pray if inclined) for the best, prepare for the worst.
I'll pray for you and your family, especially your dad.
EDIT: even if it's something serious, it's highly probable that it can be dealt with effectively. Case in point, a friend of mine, N, has an older father (N was born when his dad was around 30-35). His father had to be operated on for brain cancer, twice, now. One, about eight years ago iirc, and once just this past month. Both times, it went a hell of a lot better than his knee replacements (from which he can't run for miles on end anymore to keep in shape). Cancer. And the old man's up and functioning and being as onerous as ever, nothing's changed-- except now he can see better and can actually calculate inches and whatnot, which is how they suspected something was wrong.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

All of my best wishes and positive vibes to your dad.

[shadowpanda]

My thoughts are with you. I know what it's like to have an older father with increasing health problems.
If he is in a hospital, it's the best place for him. Tell him you love him, tell your mum you love her and make sure you look after yourself. Drink lots of tea (or maybe that's a British thing) and remember you and your mum have to eat too
Thinking of you

[RootedPhoenix]

*offers hugs*

[iradney]

Sending happy thoughts to you and your Dad. Give him lots of squishies - Daddies love hugs from their loved ones.

[Squeaksmyalias]

Thanks everyone, Dad seems to think he will get out today by noon. The doctors haven't said that and he hasn't had all his testing yet. So hopefully by tonight he will be home or sometime tomorrow.

I give my Mom so much credit she is handling this well, there are renovations being done, we have spent the past three days with no bathroom in the house, which we are still living in. Just the toilet when the construction workers leave for the day. I've been laid off and trying to figure out things. We found out we need a new roof over the kitchen and bathroom, my jeep needs $2000 worth of work done. Then Dad goes into the hospital. I have an amazing Mom, I don't know how she does it but she has been taking everything in stride.