I am 75 years old and was afflicted with an acute heart condition that causes random respiratory arrests and myocardial infarctions (heart attacks). It’s really a very scary disease and I always have to be careful. It’s imperative that I watch what I eat and how I go about my daily activities. Although I am not bed ridden, I do have a lot of home medical equipment in my house in the case that anything should happen to me. This is because I had an episode a few years ago where I had to call 9-1-1 and be picked up to be driven to the emergency room as quick as the car would take me. It was a close call and frankly, much too close for comfort.
To take the proper precautions in maintaining my health as well as my safety, I have invested in some home medical equipment to keep within my house. I have also enlisted the help of my daughter who is a registered nurse. We have a defibrillator, pulse oximeters and an EKG machine.
Just last week, I had another scary heart attack. My daughter saw that I was in distress and she immediately took action to help me. She performed a 12 lead ECG with the EKG machines and defibrillator. Then she gave me some cardiac drugs. Even though I was able to gain consciousness, she drove me to the hospital anyway afterwards and presented the medical professionals with the results from the ECG so that they could transfer me to the correct ward. While my heart was being monitored in the hospital room, I thanked my lovely daughter for saving my life. We both agreed that if we hadn’t purchased that home medical equipment that I probably wouldn’t be here today.
