Prayers Request

Once again, it is the holiday season so that means that there are family members of mine in bad health and in the need of prayers.

Last Christmas, my uncle suffered his 6th heart attack and died. My granny (dad's mom) has had TWO separate episodes involving her dementia in the past 5 years around this time. She is still holding on, incredibly, in the nursing home. It will be her 4th year there which is amazing considering that the doctors said she would be dead within her first year there.

Now my grandmother (mom's mother) is in really bad shape. She has had congestive heart failure for sometime and today had to be put in the hospital because she had blood in her urine. My mom is going to Georgia tomorrow to be with her and we really don't know when she will be back in Tennessee. Mom really thinks her mother is going to die anytime and my dad has said the same thing about his mother.

Granted, my relationships with both of my grandmothers (especially my granny) really suck, and that is something I will have to deal with for the rest of my life.

But I want prayer requests not only for my grandmothers but for my parents. I can't imagine what they are going through as they are preparing for the inevitable. So, while most people are getting together with their families and having good times, we will be hoping for family members to not suffer so much in pain. I guess I am not surprised by this as this **** always happens to my family at this time of year (excuse my potty mouth but it gets to you after awhile, if you know what I mean).

 

Just got a call 30 minutes ago to tell me that my grandmother (mom's mother) died.

She had been living with congestive heart failure for some time, so we all knew it was a matter of time (she was 82). I spent all Thanksgiving day with her and my mother, and at times, she was her old self but at other times, she was very disoriented and confused (the hospital had her on morphine and later opium). Apparently what had put her in the hospital was a bad reaction to one of heart failure medication in coumatin (sp?) and caused her to urinate blood.

They brought in a urologist and he felt that if they could stop the urination of blood, she would be okay. So, needless to say I was in shock (and still am) when I was told that she died today. However, as my mother and me were coming back last night (my mother drove down this morning by herself), we both knew that my grandmother was going to be going through a lot of pain until she dies. It really is better this way because now she won't have to suffer so much. It just sucks that our relationship was getting back to where it should have been and now like that, it is gone. It is also bad that we won't get to spend Christmas with her as my uncle from England (one of her 2 sons) was going to be in. Now when he comes in, he will have to be in a church for a memorial service instead of being with her, alive, over at her house.

And even though there are some things I obviously would like to change about this situation, I am thankful that my grandmother was able to live such a long life at 82 years and that she had such a big impact on so many people's lives. She will be missed so much; I love her with all of my heart.

RIP +++++