Reachoutrescue
03-05-2007, 09:43 PM
Well, right now I am sitting in the hospital room with my Nauna (thankfully on my aunt't laptop!!). She was admitted Saturday. She is 88 years old and has several things wrong. She has breast cancer, she is in renal failure, she is very diabetic, and her heart is weak. It all started on Thrusday. She seemed to have the flu, throwing up and diahrea (sorry if I spelt that wrong). Friday she was worse. Her blood sugar has been good lately, so her doctor took her off the medication for now because it was dropping too low. Well, on Thursday, her blood sugar sky rocketed to over 300, so my aunt put her back on the medicinel. On Friday night is was about 180. Saturday when my aunt went to wake up my Nauna, she wouldn't wake up. She was breathing and had her eyes open but not responding and was making a groaning sound. My aunt checked her blood sugar and it was at 11. She call 911. The emt said if she waited 15 more minutes, my Nauna would have been dead. It was touch and go all day Saturday. My Nauna told my family that she was going to die. I went and saw her yesterday and she looked so bad. I came back today and she is doing a lot better. She looks good and is more aware of things. She keeps telling me to eat and she wants to go home. She always wants everbody to eat...ALL the time!! That is an pure italian for you!! I was told that she said she saw my grandfather (who passed away before I was born) and he was with her the whole time in the ER and when she was admitted to her room. She told my aunt that he wanted her to go with him. She didn't though. We know she is waiting for something before she can go with my grandfather. Alot of us in the family think it is my dad she is waiting for. He moved to Arizona back in '99 and hasn't visited since October 2005. She tells him all the time she wants him to come home. He is suppose to be coming out in about two to three weeks.
Well, I will be here tonight and all day tomorrow. I will then go to her house on Wed. and stay over night to take care of her. I know my time with her is limited, so I will be by her as much as I can. I may not be posting a lot for a bit, not until things mellow around here. But I will pop in when I get a chance.
Thanks for letting me get this all out and for listening. I just hope my Nauna finds what she is waiting for so she could go and be with my grandfather and not suffer anymore. I will miss her, but I can not be selfish.
My Nauna, Donata :)
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n194/Reachoutrescue/nauna.jpg
Well, I will be here tonight and all day tomorrow. I will then go to her house on Wed. and stay over night to take care of her. I know my time with her is limited, so I will be by her as much as I can. I may not be posting a lot for a bit, not until things mellow around here. But I will pop in when I get a chance.
Thanks for letting me get this all out and for listening. I just hope my Nauna finds what she is waiting for so she could go and be with my grandfather and not suffer anymore. I will miss her, but I can not be selfish.
My Nauna, Donata :)
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n194/Reachoutrescue/nauna.jpg