Stories from Caregivers: Emillio from ARKANSAS
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Emillio
FROM ARKANSAS
Hello my name is Emillio. I currently take care of my pregnant wife. She is extremely high risk. She is currently 23 weeks. She has a blood clotting disorder and severe hyper emisis. She gets sick everyday and usually all throughout the day. She also takes an injection in her stomach twice a day which I administer to her. She has had a blood clot in her upper thigh and one in her arm due to having to carry a pic line. She gets fat and nutrition through an IV that stays in her arm to help her and my son get the nutrition they need. Each day at 2 pm I have to change out her tpn (Iv bag) bag. A nurse brings all of our supplies we need for the week so we have them at home. I also have to take my wife each week to the Dr. since her and the baby are getting so much medicine they want to check on the baby weekly to make sure he is growing like he should. It's a very scary situation but we just keep hope and pray everything will be okay. My poor wife goes through a lot on a daily basis. I'm so thankful I am able to help take care of her so she can rest in the comfort of home until our baby arrives. I do this everyday. There isn't a day that she can go without her shot or tpn bag. It is hard but I love her. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
