i knew break time was over.
i guess after i left yesterday mom had a respiratory episode, turned a bit blue and had to be put on a machine that forced air into her lungs for a few hours. evidently there was too much Co2 in her blood. and so she was either groggy and out of it because of that, or because she was groggy and out of it she wasn't breathing well enough. in any case, the bad day took it's toll on her too.
i went back to visit last night for a couple of hours after dinner and mom had no will to live at all. she was talking about mercy killing and how much makeup they would have to use for her funeral. she was very discouraged. we tried to be positive and did discuss it with her nurse last night and her Dr. this morning, but their opinion is that it's better to do nothing about that at this point. if it's nicotene withdrawal, they say that the physical stuff is out of her system now and it's just psychological. if it's depression from the surgery, and antidepressant would take 2 weeks to begin to have an effect on her system, and people usually feel worse with that before they feel better.
so, i guess we're back to praying to the ultimate healer and His will.
i don't even know anymore how many days until Hawaii, but i hope mom is well on the road to recovery by then.
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wendy, thanks for the update. i know you are in a difficult stretch at this time. i don't have any comforting platitudes for the moment, but maybe just to say, if it's not one thing it's another!?
i pray for your ability to accept and to gracefully yield to whatever god's will is for your life.
you, your mom and family remain in my prayers.......
thank you!
prayers are good... and it's comforting to know that powerful pray-ers are on our side.
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