If anyone could spare some thoughts and prayers ...

[.sarah]

I would really appreciate it. My grandmother is very sick. She's been in and out of the hospital the past few weeks. She was released two weeks ago after being in for a week or so. She had to start back on antibiotic treatment where she was driving to the hospital twice a day for a 30 minute treatment that took 2-3 hours between driving, waiting, and recieving the treatment.

Last Saturday morning around 2:00am my Papa drove her to the emergency room because she had shooting pains in her stomach and she thought she had appendecitis. My dad and I had visited the week before and noticed that her belly was somewhat bloated looking. She is a very small woman at 90 lbs and so this was very noticeable on her. Turns out she had a hematoma on her stomach and it was filling with blood. The doctors thought she may need emergency surgery to remove it, but the first thing that had to be done was to reverse her blood thinning medication. By thickening her blood she was then at a high risk for stroke. She's had her ups and downs since then but they have decided to monitor the hematoma rather than operating. She has a scan schedualed for tomorrow to see if it's gone down in size.

The doctors also aren't sure if her pnemonia (the reason she was in the hospital a couple weeks ago) has returned (or never fully went away). She was doing much better last night when my dad left the hospital but she apparently had a very rough night. They had planned to move her from the CCU to another room for monitering and my dad was planning on driving home today (they live 3 hours away) but because she had such a bad night, she is staying in CCU and my dad isn't coming home just yet.

She is 80 years old and this is a lot for her body to handle, but she has a strong will to live and sometimes I think that's the only reason she's still here. However she got discouraged the yesterday when the doctor asked her if she had a living will. She's been sick and had hospital stays before, but nothing was ever asked about a will. We're not sure if the doctor is holding back on telling us something or if he just has a bad feeling about her prognosis.

So please, if you could spare a thought or a prayer, I would be so grateful. My dad is an emotional wreck right now and he is not the emotional type of person. We are all very worried.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'll surely keep your Grandmother in my thoughts and prayers, Sarah. Get well soon Grandma!!
{{{{{HUGS FOR THE FAMILY TOO}}}}}

[Vela]

I'm so sorry to haer about your grandmother. It's really hard watching people we love get older and have so many problems. Prayers for you and your family and comfort for your hearts being sent your way. I hope she's okay.

[dukedogsmom]

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. I hope she's as strong as you say she is and that she can pull through.

[Kalei]

This must be very hard on your family. I know what its like to have a sick grandmother and lose her, it is very hard. I will pray for you and your family and that your grandmother will get better.

[.sarah]

Thank you all. She's had ups and downs over the past few days. On Tuesday morning my dad and Papa came in to visit her around 9:00. They tried to wake her up but go no response. They could tell she was breathing but for whatever reason she wasn't responding. They were rubbing her arm and saying her name loudly and no response. After a few minutes my dad went and got the nurse and she said "oh, you just need to let her rest". They did that for a while and then tried to wake her again and nothing. After a while she opened her eyes but was totally inresponsive and would just stare out straight in front of her. They were really afraid she'd had a stroke because her chance of having them was pretty high after they thickened her blood. After finally convincing the nurse that she wasn't acting right, she came and checked on her and went and got the doctor. Later that morning they did a CT scan and determined that she hadn't had a stroke, thank God. They had overdosed her on morphine acidentally and one of the side effects of that is being very sleepy.

She has been doing well the past day or two and the doctor says if she continues she can come out of the hospital on Monday! Thanks to everyone who kept her in their thoughts and prayers, I appreciate it

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thanks for the update Sarah. I hope she continues to do well.
{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}

[Jadapit]

I missed this thread somehow. I'm so glad your grandmother is doing better! She will be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Karen]

She and you will be in our prayers.

[moosmom]

You and your grandmother will certainly be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Vela]

Still praying for your grandma. I hope she's doing some better.

[Logan]

Blood thiners are a blessing and a curse, it seems. I hope your grandmother will continue to improve.

Logan

[.sarah]

Well, it's turned for the worse. My Nana is on a by-pap machine which is basically keeping her alive. The doctors say there is no hope for her to get better and that she will remain like this. My dad, one of his sisters, and my Papa both want to take her off of the machine and let God do what he wants to do, but my dad's other two sisters want to keep her on the machine "just in case" she gets better. So right now it's a battle between them all. In the meantime my Nana is suffering. It's such a shame that family can't come together in a time like this.

Even with the machine the doctors think she doesn't have much time, and it's just a matter of days before she passes. Please keep her in your thoughts that it will be easy on her.

My parents said that what she is going through is very similar to what happened to her mother in the early 90s, and when it got to this point she passed on not too long after.

[finn's mom]

I hope she doesn't realize her children are arguing over what to do. That is a tough situation and it's only made harder when everyone has differing thoughts. My thoughts are with you.

[emily_the_spoiled]

I am sorry that the children are arguing about this. Your grandmother has lived a good and full life, it is time to let her pass with dignity and grace. You will all see her again someday.