Update on Mom

Hi everyone. It seems like I only stop by when I have bad news. Well, this time is no different. I know some of you know already about what is happening with my mom. I was giving updates with my sale thread. To be fair it’s not the place for it. So here are the updates and for those who missed the drama, the beginning of this tale. At least the most recent part of the tale.

On Monday Sept. 14th my Mom went into emerg. She had horrendously low blood pressure. (When I found out what the blood pressure reading was, man I couldn’t believe that she was even alive) While she was in emerg she went into cardiac arrest. (Not a heart attack, this is where the heart just stops) They managed to revive her and she was on life support until Saturday. (She could have slipped away then but, if that had happened at least it would have happened in her sleep) She’s a fighter for sure, stubborn and tenacious.

Today good news she’s out of the hospital. But, she needs 24 hour health care. The doctors meeting that I couldn’t go to was about the fact that she should be in Freeport hospital. That’s where they send people that have no hope of living. Mom knows that too and she would probably give up if she ended up there. Dad will care for her for now. She’ll have a nurse every morning to help her with a shower and probably one at night. Dad will otherwise be caring for her.

When that gets to be too much then she’s to be transferred to Freeport, if they have a bed available.

So, no big news. She’s been in declining health since last year. But, it’s still hard. She’s only 64 years old. At least she will no longer have to hear about double amputation. (Why they kept bringing that up, I have no clue, she can’t have even a minor surgery. So telling her this in my mind was just cruel.)