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I have been praying for her. And for you and your family, sometimes it’s harder on y’all than the person affected.
Hey hon, I haven’t been on in a while so I’m catching up, I just wanted to let you know that I’m praying for your grandmother, you and your family! *Hugs tight*
thank you all so very, very much. in written form it doesn’t look like much but you all mean the world to me :yes: Thank you is so inadequite but I haven’t found another word or phrase the carries all the emotoin thet thank you does…
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I never know quite what to say when I first read these posts, so most often I don’t end up replying at all.
However, I do *read* them, and TDM I have been thinking of your family every single day since I first read your post. You have my prayers and best wishes. I know that what happens with your grandma will be “for the best” – I’m just sending you and your family lots of love and supporting energy to help ease your way through these events. Blessings to you all.Thank you so, so much for all of you being my “other” family! Got another bit of new this morning – you don’t have to read it if you don’t want to… it’s silly, but it helps me feel better to post it 😳 😳 😳 read or ignore as the ‘spirit’ directs…
“Kay (my mum) talked to Uncle John this afternoon. He had a session with the swallow(ing) specialist. With her injuries Mom’s (gram’ma)throat has swollen closed and she can’t swallow anything. The only thing she gets is liquid by IV. They want to get her back to being able to swallow so they can feed her something.
Normally they would use a feeding tube, but because of her broken nose and her sedated condition they are afraid it would be very unpleasant and she would fight it.
The good news is that none of her injuries are life threatening. She is getting the maximum legal dose of morphine to cut the pain and John said she needed less than yesterday, so things are looking up.
We don’t have a long term prognosis yet, but they had a physiical therapist in to assess the situation with the objective of getting her mobile again and strong enough to support herself.
John is hoping that she will be able to take something by mouth tomorrow and since she is lucid he will try to talk to her and go over with her what has happened and what they are doing for her. Up ’till now she has been so sedated that somebody else (John) has been calling the shots, but she should be in on her treatment and care.
Kaiser will keep her as long as necessary. They may move her to a different section of the hospital but they have all the facilities they need to care for her.
And that’s the latest. Lovr you all, Dad”
So things are looking up and all your good thoughts and prayers are/have been a huge help! Thank you all so very much! I hug you all tightly!!!
twindragonsmum
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*Hugs tight* I am so glad to hear things are looking better for her, hon! Our family will continue to pray for all of you. Thank you for the update!
Glad for the update TDM and that your Grandma is coming along fine. We’re all thinking about her and wishing the family the best.
I’m so sorry to keep bothering you all with this. Things are not looking very good at all. This is the latest report from my Uncle John; read it or not as the spirit may move you to do so. Thank you for putting up with me in this.
This is from my Dad “This is potentially bad news, or maybe not, depending on your perspective. Keep up the prayers for my mother and your grandmother or aunt.
Ray”
and then dad forwarded this email from Uncle John “From: John Marshall
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:10:34 -0800 (PST)This morning when Judy, Art and I went to see mom we found her feeling pretty miserable. She was obviously in a lot of pain and discomfort even though she was quite heavily sedated. Kaiser has a service called comfort care which emphasizes making the patient comfortable as the number one priority. This means, no poking or IVs and providing anything that might be requested. In Mom’s case this would include removing her neck restraint and administering any sedation required to make her comfortable.
Last night Dave Shepard and I gave Mom a blessing and basically blessed her to be comforted and at peace. We started comfort care this morning at about 11:00a. She is sleeping deeply now and is no longer feeling restless.
Susan arrived about 2:30p and found her sleeping comfortably. She was unable to rouse her. The doctor said that she will probably only make it a week or two at the most. This was a hard decision to make but I feel that it was the correct thing to do and in conformance with Mom’s wishes. I will let you know how she progresses.
Thank you for your prayers on her behalf.
John”
G’ma’s children are Ray (my Dad is the oldest of g’ma’s children, then Aunt Judy and Aunt Susan, then Uncle John who is only 14 years older than me and he spoiled me rotten)
I’m trying not to struggle with this but if it’s time for g’ma to go it’s going to be really hard. She is the last remaining member of the family she grew up in; the youngest of 5 children and the only girl and she could hold her own against her brothers and was a crack shot because of that. She was born in Ohio and the family lived everywhere from Alaska to Alberta, Canada back to Ohio, Illinois, California, Oregon, Washington, back to Southern California where the family was abandoned by their father. G’ma’s mother had immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with an Uncle. She didn’t live with any of her family and we don’t know why, but she became an extremely self sufficient woman and she passed that on to her children. My gra’ma passed that on to her children and my dad and mum passed that tradition on to us chldren. I know how to plant a garden, can and preserve what grows. I can make jams and jellys, can preserve pears, peaches, apricots, cherries, apples, oranges, kiwi, grapefruit and lots of others. I know how to correctly preserve green beans, peas, corn, grapes, artichokes, i know how to correctly dry and preserve herbs and know their medicinal uses as well as for cooking. I know how to piece a quit top and quilt it by hand, g’ma taught me to embroider and my mum taught me applique work. G’ma taught me to make bread and bisquits and pie crust and I never had a failure in any of those. She complimented my learning from my mum and other g’ma. Most of these skills are obsolete these days, but I know how to do them.
My Grandma Marshall is my last living grandparent. I’m praying that God will do what is best for her – but it’s hard to let her go, especially since she is in California and we are in Idaho. She is a wonderful person and is loved most dearly. I want what is best for her even if it’s hard for me. Thanks for listening.
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TDM – I’m so very sorry to hear that you are going through this, it’s never easy to see a loved one in pain and even worse knowing that you may lose them soon. Your grandmother sounds like an amazing woman and surely she has a deep rooted legacy in your family that won’t soon be forgotten. Although I don’t pray, I’m sending all my positive thoughts your way and your grandmother’s way.
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