Friday, October 10, 2008

BETTER DAYS AHEAD

THIS WEEK FLEW BY ALREADY. MOM IS DOING BETTER AND GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY WITH THERAPY. STILL GETTING USE TO THE FEEDING TUBE. I THINK WE ALL HAVE BECOME NURSES REAL FAST OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, LEARNING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS TO HELP OUT WITH MOM. ITS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FOR HER, BUT I BELIEVE SHE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE WITH THIS, SHE LOOKS HEALTHIER AND FEELS ALOT BETTER, WITH THAT ON HER SIDE SHE CAN ONLY GROW STRONGER. (WE WILL HAVE HER WITH US FOR A WHILE YET AND WE ARE THANKING GOD FOR THAT.) MY SISTER IS STILL SOME WHAT THE SAME THEY WERE ABLE TO GO IN AND RETRACT SOME MORE OF THE CANCEROUS FLUID FROM HER STOMACH WHICH GIVES HER SOME RELIEF, BUT IT NEVER LAST TOO LONG. SHE FEELS TIRED ALOT OFTEN NOW, AND SHE LOOKS VERY ASHEN IN COLOR, I PRAY DAILY FOR THE MIRACLE SHE SO DESERVES, BUT ALSO PRAYING FOR GODS WILL TO BE DONE. ITS VERY HEART WRENCHING KNOWING IM GOING TO LOSE A SECOND SISTER AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. MY FAITH AND KNOWING THERE IS A BETTER PLACE IN HEAVEN, IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME AFLOAT. MY FRIEND STEPH HAS HAD A HARD WEEK STRUGGLING WITH ALOT OF ISSUES IN HER LIFE, PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL GIVE HER THE ANSWERS AND THAT SHE WILL BE AT PEACE AND IN THE COMFORT OF GODS LOVING ARMS. ON A BETTER NOTE MY DAUGHTER THAT IS ABOUT TO WED IN A COUPLE WEEKS IS COMING HOME THIS WEEKEND TO GET SOME FINAL TOUCHES DONE. I GOING TO COLOR HER HAIR AND THEN SHE IS GETTING A TRIAL RUN ON HER UP DO. I PLAN ON SETTLING HER NERVES AND MAKING THESE LAST LITTLE DETAILS FINAL FOR THE BIG DAY. IM REALLY GETTING EXCITED AND CANT WAIT FOR THE BIG DAY. AND IM SOOOO HAPPY MY CLOSE FRIENDS WILL BE THERE TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS OCCASION WITH US. I STILL DONT HAVE THE RIGHT SHOES YET BUT HEY WHO CARES ITS A LONG DRESS AND I'LL HAVE THEM OFF AFTER AWHILE ANYWAYS...LOL I WAS LISTENING TO THE DAUGHTER DADDY SONG HER AND CLINT ARE GOING TO BE DANCING TO AND IT BRINGS TEAR TO MY EYES EVERY TIME, AND LOTS OF MEMORIES ALSO. SHE WAS JUST 6 WHEN CLINT AND I MET. I CANT BELIEVE SHE THIS BEAUTIFUL GROWN WOMAN NOW ABOUT TO BE WED. I KNOW ILL BE BAWLING MY EYES OUT.....MAYBE I SHOULDN'T PAY TO HAVE MY MAKE-UP DONE CUZ IT WILL BE OFF BEFORE THE RECEPTION. ANYWAYS, I HAVE TODAY OFF AND MY MISSION IS TO TACKLE MY SONS ROOM WHILE HES AT SCHOOL. TIME TO SORT OUT ALL ITEMS, TOYS, CLOTHS BOOKS ,EVERYTHING HE DOESN'T PLAY WITH OR WEAR OR USE, AND BELIEVE ME THERE IS QUITE A BIT. IT MIGHT EVEN LOOK PRETTY BARE WHEN IM DONE...LOL WE HOPE TO REDECORATE AND UP DATE HIS ROOM THIS NEXT SUMMER BECAUSE HE WILL BE IN HIGH SCHOOL(DID I SAY THAT)WOW, HE GREW SO FAST...MY BABY BOY.....BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY....HAVE A GREAT DAY OUT THERE EVERYBODY AND DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL COLOR OF THE LEAVES CHANGING...

Friday, October 3, 2008

MOMS HOME

MOM CAME HOME TUESDAY, AND ITS BEEN A WHIRL WIND EVER SINCE. SHE DID GET THE FEEDING TUBE PUT IN, AND ITS MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE. SHE HAS BEEN TAKING ANTIBIOTICS FOR A MONTH NOW FOR PNEUMONIA AND AND HAS HAD A REACTION TO IT, SO NOW SHE HAS THIS YEAST INFECTION ALL OVER HER BODY AND IN HER MOUTH. ITS GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY WITH THE CREAM WE PUT ON TWICE A DAY. WE HAVE THE LIVING ROOM AT HER HOUSE SET UP AGAIN WITH THE HOSPITAL BED ONLY BECAUSE SHE AHAS BEEN THROUGH ALOT AND IS STILL QUITE WEAK. THE THERAPIST IS STARTING TO COME OVER AGAIN ALONG WITH THE VISITING NURSE. WE ARE SO GLAD DAD HAD SUCH GREAT INSURANCE FROM CHRYSLER'S. THEY WILL PAY FOR ALL HER CANS OF FOOD SHE NEEDS WHICH IS SIX CANS DAILY FOR NOW . THAT CAN ADD UP PRETTY QUICK ON A DAILY BASIS. SHE IS IN BETTER SPIRITS BUT IS STILL NOT USE TO PUTTING ANY FOOD OR DRINK INTO HER MOUTH. I CANT IMAGINE THAT. I WAS THERE WEDNESDAY ALL DAY BECAUSE SHE CANT DO FEEDINGS HERSELF YET, ITS QUITE EASY TO DO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME QUITE SAD THAT SHE HAS TO SPEND THE REST OF HER DAYS LIKE THIS. BUT SHE WAS ASPIRATING INTO HER LUNGS AND THATS NOT A GOOD THING EITHER. SO KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE. MY SISTER DIANE IS NOT ABLE TO GO TO THE WEDDING NOW, IM REALLY SAD OVER THAT. SHE IS TIRED ALL THE TIME NOW AND IN PAIN BECAUSE THE CANCEROUS FLUID IN HER STOMACH CANNOT BE DRAINED ANY MORE IT HAS TAKEN ON A SOLID JELLY TEXTURE AND CANT BE REMOVED NOW. SO NOW HER STOMACH IS BIG AND HARD AND SHE HAS BOUTS OF STABBING PAIN THAT CAN LAST UP TO FOUR HOURS.. NONE OF THIS SEEMS REAL TO ME, LIKE A DREAM , THIS CANT HAPPEN TO MY SISTER, NOT SWEET DIANE. BUT GOD CAN STILL GIVE HER THE MIRACLE WE ARE ALL STILL PRAYING FOR. SHE IS THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW, SHE STILL TRIES TO CARRY OUT HER EVERY DAY TASK WHEN SHE UP TO IT. I SO WANTED HER TO HAVE THIS CELEBRATION WITH THE FAMILY IN A FEW WEEKS, BUT I CANT BLAME HER, IT WOULD TAKE ALOT OUT OF HER. PLEASE ASK GOD FOR THAT MIRACLE TO RESTORE HER BODY. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE LORD SO IM AM KEEPING THE FAITH, ITS ALL IN HIS HANDS NOW.