It seems that when it rains it pours around here... I worked my first day at the hardware store today... It ended up being a 9 hour shift, but I won't complaing, the money will be nice... lol But, lo and behold, I get home to a message from my Aunt saying I need to get in touch with her right away... It seems that my grandpa, who has not been well since we lost my Gram almost 14 years ago, with Dementia added to other health problems, and was given 3 months to live 4 years ago, has now taken a turn for the worst... The Dr. said he expects at least another 10 days if not less... If he gets pneumonia from the cold he has, it will be 24 hours.... His blood pressure is low and barely readable, his heart rate is skyrocketed, and his kidneys are starting to shut down... He has been on oxygen for some time now, and if it gets turned down or off, his oxygen level drops dangerously low... He and my Gram are the ones who practically raised me through my first 18 years, and now they will both be gone.... This is going to be very hard for me... But, at the same time, I know he won't be in pain anymore, and we are all amazed he made it through the last 4 years so well... So, tomorrow we are going to take the kids and go spend some time with him, of course I still have this rotten cold, so I will ask for a mask... But, if I don't get over to see him and something happens first, I will feel way too much guilt... I only pray that when the time does come, it will be painless for my Gramps... So, if you have a few more prayers..... Wow, I have sure asked for alot of these lately... Sorry, everybody... But, like I said, when it rains it pours... And, every prayer will definately be well appreciated.... :pray: Thanks for listening.... :confused:
Oh No!! That is so hard losing a grandpa. My grandpa died just over a year and a half ago. I still miss him every day. So, i can sympathize with what ou are going through. just try to remember all the good times. I'm sending my prayers for you and your family. :comfort:
Oh no Tara....I am sooooo very sorry to hear about your Grandpa. Please know we are all praying for him and for your family :pray: :pray: :pray: I hope your grandpa does not have any pain....It will bring him comfort to see you and your family. Please have a safe trip. :comfort: :comfort: You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
I'm so sorry to hear about this! You are in our thoughts and prayers :comfort:
Sending good thoughts & prayers hope he does not have to suffer too long I also was raised by my Grandparents do not take this the wrong way but after working as a Nurses Aide for 31 years it sometimes helps if you tell them it is Ok to go on to the other side.They sometimes hang on as if waiting for something even though they may not understand,or even in a coma talkto them as if they do understand they say hearing is the last to go.
I really feel for you lost my Grandma to bone cancer & my Grandpa to old age.
Hugs
Papbouv
Oh my!!!! Well, my Gramps is doing ok for now.... Thank goodness... But, now my best friends' sister was life-flighted out this afternoon... She is just like a sister to me... She has been having really bad headaches for sometime now, went to the ER today, to find out it is either an aneyurism (sp?) or bleeding in her brain.... So, now we are all waiting on her results of an angigram they are doing right now... :xfinger: :pray: All of this at once is very upsetting.... My friend, Ronda, is also worried about Gramps, she practically lived at my grandparents with me.... Oh, anything else??? I hope not.... Please say some prayers for my Ronda's family... :pray:
Mega prayers, hugs and well wishes going out to Ronda and her family.....as well as to you Tara, and your family during this very stressful and emotional time. :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :comfort: :comfort: My brother in law had an aneurism of the brain 15 years ago. Today he is doing fine......please keep us posted.
Very sorry to hear of all your loved ones illness.and the ones that have passed on.
Please pass this on to the famlies of anyone that has a aneurism that sometimes runs in famlies and everyone should be tested for aneurisms. I worked with a nurse in her late 30's her Mom had an aneurism she took off work to care for her the Mom had surgery recovered. The nurse came back to work about two weeks later she also had an aneurism she did not recover it later came out her uncle also passed on with one one of the doctors explained to us that they can run in familes.
Papbouv
Well, I just heard from Ronda today at work, and it was not an anyeurism... It was a hemmorahge... They are trying to keep her as still as possible for now, hoping the brain will absorb the extra blood... If not, they will do an emergency surgery... She is right now still on the critical list.... So, keep the prayers and rays coming for her.... :pray: Thanks to you all....
Prayers & Hugs to your friend & your Grandpa.
Papbouv
Wow, when it rains it REALLY pours around here, I guess... For starters, no change in my friend's sister... Saw my Gramps on Sunday and spent some time with him... He seems ok for now, but is definately going downhill fast... And, the strange thing was that on Sunday, it was the first time he recognized me in 4 years... :dontknow: Not sure if that is his way of coming out of his mind to say goodbye or what??? But, at least we got to see him... Now, for the fun stuff of the week... lol On Saturday, I was at work, and it looked like it was going to snow earlier than planned, so I called home to tell my 13 yr old to let the dogs in, and found out that my 7 yr old had gotten into the 13 yr old's nail glue, and glued her eye shut... Yep, only my kids... Luckily she only got her eyelashes and her outer eyelid, and the glue didn't touch her eye... So, now we get to wait patiently for her eye to open.... And, now that I know she is safe, I can laugh about it..... :chairfall: But, I tell you rushing her 1 1/2 hours to the bigger hospital, was a stress... Just riding and wondering... I thought I was going to go crazy with fear of her being blind... Thoughts like, how wil she react, will she adjust ok, she is young enough to be alright with it.... Crazy thoughts, I guess... I am always one to expect the worst and hope for the best, so if the worst happens, then I am ready... Well, luckily that day things went for the better... :thumb: Now this afternoon, I got off work, ran to the store, then took my son (8 yr old) to cub scouts... Only to get a phone call 10 min before they were done, telling me there was an accident, and to come pick him up asap, and get him to the dentist... They were doing a train race :scratch: , not quite sure what that is, but he fell and broke his tooth.... So, we spent an hour (after hours) at the dentist getting his tooth glued back on.... Now we need an x-ray this week to make sure he doesn't need a root canal... And, then an x-ray in a month, 6 months and a year.... Oh my!!!!!!!!! If the tooth doesn't hold they will build from the piece still in and make a new one... If that don't hold they will pull it and make a fake tooth.... As I said before, yep, only my kids... Now, I am wondering who's next???? Can't curse things any worse... But, he was a tough little guy, he didn't cry when it happend, and I was the only one flinching (and the dentist) when he put air to the open nerve... Jeremiah never moved a muscle.... What a kid... I just can't believe what kind of week we are having here at home with the kids... Maybe next week will be better... lol
Oh my...what a week you have had. More Healing rays and prayers for your friend's sister are on their way :pray: :pray:....It is wonderful that grandpa recognized you after 4 years.....that is a true gift from God....continued prayers for Grandpa are on their way also :pray: :pray:
Wow, what a week with the kids!!! Thank Goodness she didn't get any glue on her eye!!!! A couple years down the road believe it or not....you will be able to laugh about this incident with her......and your son.....wow...such a brave boy! Hopefully the tooth will hold.
A toast to you young lady for a better week to come. Hope things settle down!!
:sad11: My Gramps made his journey Friday morning... We are in the midst of funeral arrangements.... It has been a hard weekend... Thanks for all your prayers for my Gramps... He did go peacefully in his sleep... Thanks again to you all... :sad5:
Oh! I am so sorry!! I'm glad he was able to go peacefully. At least you can take some comfort in that. I'll be praying for you. I know words really don't help much right now. :pray:
Quote from: doxielady5569128 on September 30, 2007, 11:46:55 PM
Oh! I am so sorry!! I'm glad he was able to go peacefully. At least you can take some comfort in that. I'll be praying for you. I know words really don't help much right now. :pray:
Thank you... It's crazy, no matter how prepared we were, it still hit me pretty hard... I am just glad that we made it over to see him last Sunday... And, it was the first time in 4 years that he recognized me... Must of been so he could say his good-byes... I am still heart broken and torn up over his passing... But, you are right, it is comforting to know that he went peacefully... We are ordering the floral arrangments tomorrow... Things are going to get harder over the next few days I am sure, since everything will actually start to seem real... It still feels like a dream right now, and we went Friday to see him and say our final good-bye before they took him for cremation... I seen him there, and yet it still doesn't seem real.... Thanks again...
I know he feeling. My grandpa died last year, and to be honest, I can't remember anything from the spring or summer when that happened. We were expecting it with him too, but its an awful shock and hard to take. Take time for yourself and have a good cry. It will help you heal.
God Bless you all Tara. I am thinking of you. So glad grandpa passed peacefully :comfort: