Part 1 - Pre Hospital

For a couple of weeks prior to the 16th of October, Olivia was working on getting through a runny nose, sneezes, etc.  Then from the 16th to the 19th, Amy developed a serious stomach flu (vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, excessive loss of energy).  On the 19th it appeared that I caught the bug without the vomiting and diarrhea.  For the entire day I was zapped of all energy.  That evening at around 6 PM after I had a little bit of soup and I decided to take some over the counter cold tablets and crash for the evening.  Thank God Amy was able to care for Olivia until her bedtime.  Then at 3 AM I woke and took another round of cold tablets.  Then at 5 AM while Amy was feeding Olivia I woke with severe pains in my abdomen and had shortness of breath.  It was the first time in my life that I did not even hesitate to call an ambulance.  I knew for sure that something was seriously wrong.  Amy called triple 0 and an ambulance came.