A double crisis.

I started my first shift on Friday evening, 6 pm. The sick old lady was much weaker than when I saw her 2 days ago. She had contracted a tummy virus, and had severe diarrhea. Also her blood pressure was low. By 5 am the next morning her blood pressure had dropped dangerously low, and she was not fully alert anymore. I phoned her daughter, who came over immediately. She and her husband phoned an ambulance to take the old lady to hospital. About 3 minutes later I saw an ambulance pull up to the house next door, where the old lady's sick son and his wife live. I thought the ambulance was at the wrong house, but then I was told that the sick son's wife had a bad epileptic seizure, and had to be taken to hospital as well. She sustained minor brain injuries during her seizure. The son has heart and kidney failure, and needs a hip replacement operation as soon as his condition is better. The old lady's condition is critical, and because she has no medical insurance, her daughter and s-i-l is paying all her medical costs. 

I feel overwhelmed today, having stepped into that family's lives when such tragedy struck them. I don't know what the future holds, but I do know that God led me into their lives for a reason. And I also feel sad, because so much of what happened reminded me of Colleen's last struggle on earth. But I know that my baby is safe, whole and happy now, in heaven with Jesus!