Posted on 05/18/2006 1:55:46 PM PDT by Bigg Red
My mother Marie will be 94 next month, and she has been a faithful Catholic all of her life. She fell and fractured her hip, and, as I post this, she is currently in the hospital awaiting the surgeon's decision on whether he will operate tonight or tomorrow.
Fortunately, her heart and lungs are in good shape, so she is a good candidate for surgery, but she has senile dementia. The source of concern for our family, based on what her primary care physician has said, is that she may not go through rehab well enough to go back home. As I am sure everyone knows, often elderly people go downhill fast after this sort of injury.
Please pray for this dear lady. She raised 9 children, and she has 28 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren.
My FRiend Bigg Red's mother needs our prayers...
Prayers for your Mom.
We are blessed to have kept him here at home. We pretty much know that if the time comes that he must go somewhere else, he would die soon. The disruption of his environment would be more than he could endure.
I would encourage you to get all the support you can on making this decision. The hospital should have a patient advocate. I have used that.
Hospice may be a resource. They are great for us.
Freepmail me if you need more of our experience. We have been down this road, twice.
Prayers requested here...
Prayers for your Mom.
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Prayers up for you and your mom. She sounds like quite a lady! Stay strong.
Prayers on the way, Bigg Red, for your mom, you and the rest of the family.
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Bigg Red, My prayers going up for your mother, Marie and your family. God's protection and healing for Marie ...God's comfort for your family.
Blessings,
trussell
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God bless your beautiful mother. May He give the doctors the wisdom to know how best to take care of her.
I hope the Lord will spare her to you and to all her dear ones for a while yet. She may surprise everyone by making a good recovery.
From the Orthodox Christian Prayer book:
"O Lord our God, Who by a word alone did heal all diseases, Who did cure the kinswoman of Peter, You Who chastise with pity and heal according to Your goodness; Who are able to put aside every sickness and infirmity, do You Yourself, the same Lord, grant aid to Your servant Marie and cure her of every sickness of which she is grieved; and send down upon her Your great mercy, and if it be Your will, give to her health and a complete recovery;
for You are the Physician of our souls and bodies, and to You do we send up Glory: to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Both now and forever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen.
just lost my dear mother a month ago......I hope you can hang on to yours ....life just isn't the same when your mom dies, even if she's up there in years.....
Prayers for your Mother !!!
Bless your sweet mother! I will add her to my prayers for a speedy recovery.
Just sent a prayer for all concerned.
Prayers up!
Prayers that all goes well.
Carolyn
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