Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Where to begin?

I found this unentered post from way back in June about mom, thinking it had too many medical terms I didn't enter it. I will start with it today and continue from there.

The amazing grandma pulls through again, or at least that is how it appears. Mom had been fighting a long battle with vomiting for some strange reason, but because of that she became very dehydrated and weak, and then her comedian level (blood thinner drug) became too high and for some unknown reason she became a GI bleed (gastro-intestinal bleed). Now keep in mind I have seen this happen to strong healthy people for one reason or another and it just totally wipes them out, so just image what it does to someone who already has no strength reserve, is already weak with very limited mobility, who hasn't eaten without vomiting for weeks, has lupus and then gets pneumonia on top of that and here we are. MOM.
I have been very grateful for the care and attention she has received at Alta View Hosp. The very kind nurses and attentive support staff have been fabulous and they really like mom and what they are doing, because I can tell. Even the transporter was so kind to her and us. Her Dr.s knew when it was time to bring in another specialist and they seem to have worked well together. She would have only gotten better care if she had been at my Hosp. On my floor.
Being in the care of others can be very humbling and scary. Many of your rights seem to have been taken away along with your privacy, but they have been able to help her keep her dignity, and have been great with us. I know how very hard it is to care for really sick people, not just the pt. but the families also.
We have a great and supportive family. Every time mom is sick or any of us need something I thank the Lord we are 5. I thank the Lord for my 4 and I hope and pray as the years progress that I will earn their love and respect and therefore dedication as mom has earned ours. She never missed a sporting event, musical, football game, marching band, choir event, dance recital, basketball game, teacher conference, or anything else over the years of being a single parent, and she taught us the 9 Be’s; honest, clean, smart, humble, involved, true, still, positive & prayerful. I have a love of the gospel and a love of family and I owe it to her example. So for a mom who had to be a dad too I love you and pray for you and wish you a Happy Fathers -Day.

1 comment:

Janika said...

i had a cancelation at 10:30 so check back on the blog and see if matt still wants 12 or he can take anyother time too. thanks!