Ouch!

January 22, 2026

Very late Wednesday night, just before bed, I found myself in the bathroom getting ready to turn in for the night. Suddenly, I felt dizzy, and before I could even process the thought, 'I think I'm going to pass out," I did indeed, pass out. I fainted and didn't know I had slammed by face on the counter, knocking my glasses against my face and opening up a nasty cut above my eye. Fortunately I didn't feel it though-I came to after Rafe heard the commotion and called out to check on me. I came to and opened my eyes, only to find myself staring at the bathroom baseboards. I must have been a sight for Rafe! I slowly got up and looked in the mirror to see my face covered in blood-I couldn't tell where it was coming from at first. With his help I got myself cleaned up and tried to stop the blood. Should I have had stitches? Probably. But it was late and I wanted to go to bed. I had no idea until the next day that Rafe slept so poorly because he was worried about me. The next day I went to work and headed straight to the nurse, since I had 1st period prep. I was hoping she had some steri-strips, since the cut was definitely deep and open. She didn't, but said I really needed to get in to a doctor to assess it. I was able to get an afternoon appointment. By that time, it was determined that we had passed the window for stitches so I did get steri-strips, but I also got an appointment for blood work, a CAT scan, and a cardiologist to figure out why I fainted out of the blue.  Stay tuned...