Alumni Sandstorm AGAIN ~ 09/09/21
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1 Bomber (ME!) today: 
Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
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>>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)

This will NOT be daily -- at least not at first...

My big brother, Tim ('62) told me I needed to put this in 
the EMAIL Sandstorm, so here it is:

Friday - 7/30/21 - feeling like sh*t n little fever (like 
maybe 99°).

Wednesday - 3:06 A.M. on August 4, 2021. I was tryig to work
on the Sandstorm for August 4th... I became so confused, and
didn't know what to do next. I fell out of my chair while
working on the Sandstorm. When I fell I passed out, and hit my
head. I layed there, on the floor for a while with lights
flashing. I finally sat up on the floor, but couldn't find my
new phone. 

Still Wedesday, 8/4/21 - At 4:27 A.M. I texted my daughter, Stacey,
that I was going to call 911 after I texted her. I was so
confused I never actually called 911. I decided that I was
going to try to drag myself over to sit up on a 1 foot high
stool, which I did. I figured out how to get from there into
my bed. 

My dauhter to the rescue!  When she came in my house I was in
bed by then. We decided that we would call my primary care
doctor and see what they wanted us to do. We went to see the
Physicians' Assistant. She asked if we wanted to go to the ER,
and my daughter asked "What would they do there that y'all
won't do here?" They took blood and urine samples, X-rays, CAT
Scan, etc. It wasn't a stroke.

Still Wednesday, 8/4/21 - They had me go get a COVID test - which was
positive.

Thursday 8/5/21 - I got an infusion and a shot at home. 
 IV infusion contained:
Vit C, 5000
Zinc
Glutathone
5 blend Amino Acit Toradol

Vit shot:
B12
B5
B6
Amino Acids
torine
D3 

8/9/21 - Stacey took me to the E.R. (Confusion, fever, 
dry cough, and low oxygen) as I wasn't responding well 
to questions. My brain just was not working well, I was 
admitted to the hospital - still very confused, fluid
in my lungs, and not getting enough oxygen to my brain.

8/13/21 - After 5 days I came home on oxygen and could 
think a bit better.

8/15/21 - Another trip to the E.R. - Stacey said I
wasn't responding well... This trip was NOT fun.  Their test
for (I think) Oxygen in my blood that was VERY painful..  took
two nurses 5 times to get it right!! They admitted me again
but sent me home on 8/17/21.

Now I'm home and feeling much better and more like myself than
I have in quite a while.

-Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ~ Gretna, LA
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I have a limit on this: I seem to be able wear my cotacts for
very short time until everythig starts to get blurry. Give
myself about 3 hours. Hope I can learn to put out the 
Sandstorm in 3 hours/day.
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