Gloomy & Miserable Weather; PLUS

DAY FOUR----May 24th (Victoria Day)

The day started off cloudy with very little sunshine and the weather forecast wasn't promising much sunshine. Regardless of the weather we still had a restful sleep during the night.
I had started making a list of my belongings and little did I know how long my list was going to be.
We had an appointment to see an apartment at noon and we had a few options as to which suite we would like. The only thing was that they weren't immediate possession and the one was only temporary. Plus others were looking too and I didn't have first option.
After looking at the apartment we get something from Tim Horton's. Tim Horton's sure became a regular stop for us. We also check with a friend to see if we could use her computer for a little bit.
Since it was a holiday there wasn't much we could do so we headed back to Roland. It had started raining quite a bit while we were in Morden.
The next time the adjudicator called he commented on how calm I had been on saturday. I told him that I had my moments. Again he kept me informed on things before & after we were allowed into the apartment.
We didn't see the inside of the apartment on Victoria Day.

After supper I took Ruby to her friends house close to Morden. She needed to stay somewhere in or close to Morden so that she could continue going to school. As I talk to her friends mother the offer was given to me that I could stay there for the night as well. I declined because I really felt more comfortable staying with family. The next morning I was very glad I had made that decision.
The rest of the evening was a relaxing time with watching a movie. Bedtime came before midnight since I needed to work in the morning.

DAY FIVE----May 25th (tuesday)
As a rule I was able to sleep right through the night before getting up for the day. That night I needed to get up to use the bathroom and the minute I sat up the room was spinning (I was feeling dizzy). I immedialely laid down and the dizziness subsided. I tried  getting up several times, but each time the dizzy spell was so severe I couldn't even focus on the doorway. Finally I managed with great difficulty to get myself to the bathroom and then back to bed. As I  flop myself  back on the bed the dizziness subsides, plus it was better to lay on my right side. I was hoping it would go away by 7 so I could get myself ready for work, but if it didn't I would have to call in sick. The dizziness didn't go away and so I called in sick.
Then when Judy came into the bedroom to pick her daughter up from the crib I told her that I wasn't going to work & why. Judy asked if she should take me to the clinic or hospital. I told her I would try to sleep it off first. I did sleep on and off almost all day, but it really didn't take the dizziness away. I guess my body was reacting to the stress & turmoil of the fire. After a few hours I asked Judy for some water & crackers and stayed in bed all day. I literally couldn't function and making any attempts in getting up just resulted in being dizzy.
(Since the bedroom was on the second floor I didn't hear much noise from the grandchildren at all. I'm glad they were too young to realize what was going on. Plus the cat was my companion that day, which was kind of soothing to a point.)
During the course of the day the adjudicator calls and says no one is allowed into the apartment yet because of the rainy & windy conditions. The conditions made it unsafe for people to enter the apartment. I also told him how I was feeling and said I wasn't going anywhere. Another call was from the lead person of the restoration crew and he also confirmed the state of the apartment (not safe to enter). [I will explain more on this in another post.] They both said take care and rest, just do what's needed in order to get better.
I also text my sister Anne (our family nurse) and told her how I was feeling. Anna suggested some medication that a doctor would perscribe.
Around supper time Diedrich comes up to check on me and asked how I was feeling. There wasn't much change from the morning so he said if it didn't improve in a few hours then one of them would take me to the hospital. Judy was hosting a tupperware party that evening and I would have liked to participate, but it wasn't possible.
My son Phillip & a few of his friends came to their house later that evening as well. Phillip jokingly said "mom don't worry." I told him "I'm not".  It must have been around 11 or later when Judy took me to the hospital. The waiting time wasn't too long at the hospital. I explained the situation to the doctor and he checked my ears. He said it was an inner ear imbalance and perscribed some medication. It was exactly the medication my sister had mentioned. I really don't know if it was an inner ear problem and if it was did the stress bring it on.  (My view on it was that I crashed due to the stress). They also gave me a pill of some kind at the hospital that was suppose to help with the dizziness until I had my perscription filled.
Judy drove the car up close to the entrance so I didn't have to walk very far. (I wonder if some people would have thought that I was drunk with the way I was walking. Believe me I wasn't). Glad that there were very few patients at the hospital.  During the drive to and from the hospital I kept my eyes closed and even when the car took a turn it made me feel dizzy.
Once we're back at the house I went straight to bed. I had no problem sleeping even with the amount of sleep that I had during the day. My prayer that night was that the Lord would make me feel better, so I could function again.

DAY SIX ----- May 26th (wednesday)

Morning comes and I still don't feel the best. The dizziness is still around so I call into work again and I tell Sara (office gal) that I won't be coming to work. The doctor had said it could take a few days for it to clear up so its best that I take the rest of the week off. (It meant they had to fill in my shifts with someone else, which was a bit of a challenge, but they made due).  I had no intentions in taking the whole week off, but God knew best. He was working things out at the moment even though I didn't see it.
After breakfast Judy takes me intoWinkler to the pharmacy so I can get my medication. The medication had a possibility of some side effects, but thankfully it didn't bother me.
Once we're back at the house again I eat something as I take the medication. It meant timing my eating with the medication. I go back to bed and practically sleep the day away. The fact that I could hardly function was something I had never experienced in my life. (I don't want to experience it again either if at all possible).
I  also called Helen and told her I wouldn't be at Bible Study that evening.
I did have a radio in my room so listening to it on occasion did help to pass the time away.
Glad I had my cell as a communication device for family & friends plus the insurance adjudicator & restoration person were able to contact me quickly.
Eating wasn't a priority for me during the time that I was flat in bed, but still needed something for the medication. At supper time Diedrich brought up a bowl of food for me. I did eat a little bit, but not everything.
Later that evening I did venture downstairs into the living room, but for a very short time.
When I went back into the bedroom I was ready for the night and didn't have a problem falling asleep.
So during these 2 days of being in bed I slept alot, PRAYED in between during my waking time and was really hoping I'd be up on my feet soon.
I  was also able to contact Ruby during these last 2 days so that she knew what was going on.
So with being in bed a lot I also didn't know how the weather had been except through what Diedrich & Judy had said & the phone calls from the adjudicator & restoration man. The weather had really taken a toll on the apartment and they were trying to secure it so that the tenants could go in safely to view the damage. So here we were on day 5 already after the fire and no one had been able to go into the apartment with the exception of maybe a few in the least damaged area which was at the west end of the apartment.

In closing this post I would like to share a bible verse that I probably thought about during the time I was flat in bed. Romans 8:26  "LIKEWISE THE SPIRIT ALSO HELPETH OR INFIRMITIES: FOR WE KNOW NOT WHAT WE SHOULD PRAY FOR AS WE OUGHT; BUT THE SPIRIT ITSELF MAKETH INTERCESSION FOR US WITH GROANINGS WHICH CANNOT BE UTTERED." Then there is also a promise in the same chapter verse 28 "AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD, TO THEM WHO ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE." King James Version.