just got the call

[sao123]

while she has lives a very well 90 years, she was still healthy until a few months ago.
then she began rapid deterioration.

her kidneys have failed and her colon is dead. She has low BP and is going in and out of conciousness.

So please pray for her, and us too.

Leaving to go to the hosp now, will update later.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

 

[MrWizzard]

Wow, 90!

That's 50 more years than my grandpa made it.

She had a full life, remember how she was not how she is in these last few hours.

 

[Descartes]

Sorry to hear that. It's strange how things can sometimes take such a sudden turn.

Best wishes to you and your family.

 

[shiner]

Every life comes to an end when time demands it. Loss of life is to be mourned, but only if the life was wasted.

 

[BW86]

 

[BassBomb]

prayer for her and you and your family

I have only one grandparent left, she is 83 and I have not seen her since she thought she was dying and moved back to Pakistan because of that thought.

 

[Wonderful Pork]

the same happened to my grandfather. one day he was dancing at his birthday party, 3 days later he was in the hospital, 3 weeks later he passed (peacefully).

best wishes.

 

[Lola]

My thoughts and prayers are with her, yourself and family. I know how you feel and can understand your sadness, and as hard as it is to hear, you should try to focus on the wonderful, full life she led. Remember her when she was healthy and vibrant. It is very difficult to let go of a loved one.

No matter what happens, you are in my prayers.

 

[sao123]

Well she made it through today, which is not to say very much.
She is a strong elderly woman having already beaten cancer.

but...
She is in a lot of pain, basically wired to a bed unable to move, and too weak to be able to even if she was free. She still knows everyone and has periods of alertness and sleeping.
But she is getting weaker and can only whisper a few words at a time.

Dialysis is out because her BP is too low, so if her kidenys do not start functioning soon, she will slip away.

I am going to try to go back to the hosp tomorrow morning before work starts, to hopefully see her alive 1 more time if something should happen.

If she should die now, this is going to especially be hurtful for me having lived in the same house with her twice (once for a year after college and again for two years after she sold her house and moved in with my parents).

By no means am I giving up hope, because Gram I want you to feel better, but if you are not going to get betterm then I hope you are not afraid and pass quickly and painlessly.
And gram if you die, the first thing I want you to do is go give grandpa a real big hug and tell him I miss him.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: sao123
Well she made it through today, which is not to say very much.
She is a strong elderly woman having already beaten cancer.

but...
She is in a lot of pain, basically wired to a bed unable to move, and too weak to be able to even if she was free. She still knows everyone and has periods of alertness and sleeping.
But she is getting weaker and can only whisper a few words at a time.

Dialysis is out because her BP is too low, so if her kidenys do not start functioning soon, she will slip away.

I am going to try to go back to the hosp tomorrow morning before work starts, to hopefully see her alive 1 more time if something should happen.

If she should die now, this is going to especially be hurtful for me having lived in the same house with her twice (once for a year after college and again for two years after she sold her house and moved in with my parents).

By no means am I giving up hope, because Gram I want you to feel better, but if you are not going to get betterm then I hope you are not afraid and pass quickly and painlessly.
And gram if you die, the first thing I want you to do is go give grandpa a real big hug and tell him I miss him.

spend as much time with her as you can!

 

[Gamingphreek]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

My gf's Grandmother isn't doing well either right now....

 

[Ruptga]

Momma always said dyin's just a part of livin'

My great grandma died a month or so ago, she was 87. The above basically sums up my thoughts on the matter, she lived a full life and there's really nothing to be sad about, especially since we're Christian and believe death is not the end.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

And so it goes...

When My grandfather died when I was 14, I had already accepted death as a part of life. It was pretty sudden. One day he was perfectly healthy at the age of 85, the next day, he lost balance, hit his head, and died three days later.

I was sad that I could not see him, but, really, its no big deal. Just accept death as what it is.

I'm not religious at all, but its still easy to realize that death is just the body shutting down. After cremation or decay, the carbon in bodies just continues in the natural cycle.

I still live my life with the philosophy of "so it goes..."

 

[Jeff7]

"To live in the hearts we leave behind is to never die."

 

[Bignate603]

If there's any possible way get some time off, even if you have to lose some pay. Saying goodbye is worth more.

 

[Taejin]

Originally posted by: shinerburke
Every life comes to an end when time demands it. Loss of life is to be mourned, but only if the life was wasted.

so have a fiesta, then.

 

[winr]

Best wishes to you and yours sao123...:sun:





Regards.

 

[kevnich2]

Not trying to be un-compassionate but when it comes to elderly and they all of a sudden take a spin downward in terms of health, I certainly wouldn't wish that they not pass on. My grandfather-in-law is going through some major health problems right now and most of the family is just praying and wishing that he stays alive as long as possible but the plain honest truth is that his quality of life is horrible, he is always in pain and he's not the same man he was just a few years ago. There are worse things in life than death. No matter what, I hope your grandma does whatever will bring her peace and comfort.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

God bless and keep your grandma

 

[sao123]

update again:
I stopped in to see her for a few minutes on my way to work.

She made it through the night. Still in critical condition in theICU.
She didnt sleep much last night, she is in lots of pain from being wired to the hospital bed and unable to move. Blood pressure was stable through the night, but... I will know more after my mom speaks to the doctor this morning.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I wish you and your family the best of luck.

<-- has lost three out of his four grandparents in the last five years.

 

[dmw16]

sorry to hear that. but try to find solace in the fact that she had what sounds like 90 good years. we should all be so fortunate.

 

[Old Hippie]

 

[sao123]

Update: As of midnight last night, Theyve disconnected all her equipment except for some oxygen and a morphine drip. Now its just a waiting period.
Not much left to report. She was coherent & alert up till the morphine, but after a short period of incoherent mumbling she went to sleep peacefully.

She survived the nite and is awake again this morning, but too weak to speak. She has a son coming in from another state to see her. After that they will give her some more morphine, but they want her to be hopefully be alert while he is here, even if she cant speak.