This was a lesson that the adults and children learned during our training:
Growing up in our home culture we have learned to be BLUE. This effects how we think, what we do and what values we have. In the new culture where we are going, they have all grown up to be YELLOW. YELLOW is how they have grown up. Once we are there, we will no longer remain purely BLUE but yet we will never become fully YELLOW. Our goal is to become GREEN. GREEN is the mixture of our home culture and our new culture.
Lord, help us to be open to becoming GREEN.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Susan's First Trip to the ER
It was Friday, Sept 2, 2011. We were so excited to have finished our training class. We were all packed for our trip to Myrtle Beach the following morning. The weather reports said to expect a large thunderstorm that evening. We all stood outside to watch the impending storm roll in.
When we walked back into our apartment, I (Susan) realized that I had gotten a insect bite (unsure what kind) on my toe. It itched and burned enough to know that something had gotten me. Within a few minutes I started to itch all over my body. By a couple of minutes later, my face had turned bright red and I felt very hot. God prompted me at that time to take an allergy pill. I actually took one of two different medications that I have.
I decided to take a shower to relieve some of my symptoms. Within a few minutes of being in the shower my chest started tightening up and I was having some difficulty breathing. I got out of the shower quickly and got dressed. Todd called Tippy Littlefield, a friend of ours who lived nearby. She told Todd to take me to the hospital and they decided that Mike, her husband would drive us because he had been there before.
So, Mike drove us towards the hospital which was about 20 minutes away. During this time I was getting steadily worse. I passed out and Todd was doing what he could to help. I told them that I didn't think that I would make it all the way to the hospital. Mike called 911 while he continued to drive through the now heavy rainstorm. Through the storm and the poor reception he was able to give the operator directions for how to meet us. We pulled into a gas station and the ambulance met us there only minutes later.
Once I was in the ambulance they gave me a shot of epinephrine, started an IV and gave me more Benadryl. Within a short while I started to feel better, although drowsy from the medication. Todd and Mike followed the ambulance to the hospital. I was seen right away by a doctor and was given more steroids. They took good care of me including an EKG, chest x-ray, blood work and urine sample. They kept me for 5 hours total to make sure that I was stable. We arrived back at our apartment about 2am. Grandma had been with the boys so she went home and we went to bed. I woke up the next morning with no indications of the night before.
Things we are thankful for:
**God's prompting to take the allergy medicine. I think that this medication delayed me from getting even worse.
**Safety on the road through horrible driving conditions.
**Mike Littlefield's willingness to drive us to the hospital. "Mike, I'm sorry that I threw up in your van." (Mike's position in Wycliffe is serving as a pilot. This is only the first of my emergency medical "flights" that he will take.
**The ambulance that was already on the way towards us when we called. They were enroute to another call but were able to meet us first.
**Learning about how my body reacts in a severe allergic reaction. Knowing this will allow me to get proper help in the future if it ever happens again.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers that kept me safe.
When we walked back into our apartment, I (Susan) realized that I had gotten a insect bite (unsure what kind) on my toe. It itched and burned enough to know that something had gotten me. Within a few minutes I started to itch all over my body. By a couple of minutes later, my face had turned bright red and I felt very hot. God prompted me at that time to take an allergy pill. I actually took one of two different medications that I have.
I decided to take a shower to relieve some of my symptoms. Within a few minutes of being in the shower my chest started tightening up and I was having some difficulty breathing. I got out of the shower quickly and got dressed. Todd called Tippy Littlefield, a friend of ours who lived nearby. She told Todd to take me to the hospital and they decided that Mike, her husband would drive us because he had been there before.
So, Mike drove us towards the hospital which was about 20 minutes away. During this time I was getting steadily worse. I passed out and Todd was doing what he could to help. I told them that I didn't think that I would make it all the way to the hospital. Mike called 911 while he continued to drive through the now heavy rainstorm. Through the storm and the poor reception he was able to give the operator directions for how to meet us. We pulled into a gas station and the ambulance met us there only minutes later.
Once I was in the ambulance they gave me a shot of epinephrine, started an IV and gave me more Benadryl. Within a short while I started to feel better, although drowsy from the medication. Todd and Mike followed the ambulance to the hospital. I was seen right away by a doctor and was given more steroids. They took good care of me including an EKG, chest x-ray, blood work and urine sample. They kept me for 5 hours total to make sure that I was stable. We arrived back at our apartment about 2am. Grandma had been with the boys so she went home and we went to bed. I woke up the next morning with no indications of the night before.
Things we are thankful for:
**God's prompting to take the allergy medicine. I think that this medication delayed me from getting even worse.
**Safety on the road through horrible driving conditions.
**Mike Littlefield's willingness to drive us to the hospital. "Mike, I'm sorry that I threw up in your van." (Mike's position in Wycliffe is serving as a pilot. This is only the first of my emergency medical "flights" that he will take.
**The ambulance that was already on the way towards us when we called. They were enroute to another call but were able to meet us first.
**Learning about how my body reacts in a severe allergic reaction. Knowing this will allow me to get proper help in the future if it ever happens again.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers that kept me safe.
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