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I still don't know why I didn't go directly to the hospital. It was right around the corner
from the Clinic. I picked her up & carried her inside. I ran through the lobby & into
pediatrics. Our doctor was in a large clinic. As I ran into the reception room the
receptionist actually asked me if I had checked in. That still just blows me away. Here I
am running in with my daughter unconscious in my arms & she has the nerve to ask me if
I checked in. I yelled, "Hell no I didn't check in!" At that point the nurse I had talked to
on the phone rushed out & ushered me into a room. They put oxygen on her
immediately. They tried to get an IV in her arm but, she was too dehydrated. The nurse
practitioner came in & said, "Your daughter is a diabetic". I said, "No she is not a
diabetic." He said, "Yes, your daughter is a diabetic." I just stood there shaking my
head. He said alot more but, I have no idea what. I was utterly in shock!! I do remember
him asking me if I had noticed what her breath smelled like. He had me smell it & I
couldn't believe that I hadn't noticed the smell before. It smelled like fingernail polish
remover. It is because she had what is called Ketone Acidosis. Her body was producing
Ketones. This occurs when your body uses fat as a substitute for glucose to provide
energy, which causes poisonous substances called ketones to form as a by product. I
couldn't believe what he had just told me. I also had no idea that she was in a coma.
Until he told me.
They called for an ambulance. They had me call my husband to tell
him what was going on. I should tell you why my husband wasn't with me in the first
place. My older Son Sean who was 13 at the time was having a slumber party for his
birthday the night before. My husband took Sean & his friends to the Roller-skating Rink
earlier in the day. At the time that I was driving to the Clinic he was picking the boys up.
He had barely gotten home when I called him to tell him what was going on. At first he
didn't believe it either but, then I think he was pretty shocked. He said he would meet
me at the hospital.
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