I just recieved a call the my father in law.. who lives in Arkansas just fell in the bathroom. He says that he felt like inside of his head exploded.. he does not think he passed out but he fell. He has bad knees and uses a cane to move around. Please pray for him... he called my sis in law here in Tx,when he was on the floor, but does not remember making the call. He refuses to go and get checked out... he has incredible faith that what ever is wrong that the LOrd will heal him... I agree but would just like some peace of mind that He is ok... He is very weak sounding on the phone which concerns me. Please pray with us for him. Thanks
Oh my gosh, I am praying now. My concern, was the explosion in his head a result from hitting it when he fell? Or did it happen and then he fell? First one could be a possible concussion. Second one could be a stroke. Either one is serious. Is there someone locally you can call to go check on him? If not, can you call the area ambulance to respond to his house?
My neice lives with him and was there when he fell. She said she did not call cause he said he was ok... what ever! I would have called the medics myself... I am concerned that he could have had a stroke, He has had problems with really high blood pressure which of course he refused to go to the dr about. His stubborness will get him killed one of these days........ I just pray that we dont find him in the house dead from a stroke or worse.
Please don't take this the wrong way but who is your neice to decide that he's ok? He really does need to be assessed even if they only send him back home - at least you have the peace of mind. She would never be able to live with herself if it turned out there was indeed something wrong with him and she didn't feel he needed to be assessed. Something similar happened to an aunt a couple years back (a significant fall in which she felt a cracking pain in her head... she didn't have it looked after that night, she waited for some time before going in) and many months later she had another fall (related to the first one) in which she had an aneurysm first then fell down a flight of stairs.... LONG LONG recovery. I'm not telling you that to scare you, more so to stress the urgency of him needing to be assessed. He's confused (doesn't remember making the phone call) and weak... he really needs to be assessed to make sure that all is well
I agree with Brenda, but at the same time, if he refuses to go in, there's nothing you (or anyone else!) can do about it. Will be praying for him.
Depending on the neice, if she is knowledgable in his behaviors she may actually know better. it is easier for us who are not with the one being cared for to pass judgement on what should be done but until we walk in the care takers shoes we will not know what we would have done. That said-- I am praying that all is well and that he really is fine. That if something arises that he get the help he needs. How old is he?
(((HUGS))) but I would ask him being you all are so far away it would be great if he would go be check out.
My neice is in her 20's and has live with my fil since she was 13... so I would say that she knows him well. I think that he needs to be checked out, but she said that she nor him wants to pay for an ER trip and just to be sent home.... I think he is just being stubborn. I know you can't make a stubborn person to do anything, but still. My hubby and I just dont get it. We have stopped trying to understand him.... thanks for all your prayers
Ah, ya I can understand that, My mom and sis were same way. I know it is hard waiting to hear, but if nothing else can you afford to help out with a check up? Maybe she can drive him in? Call his doc and ask for a check up just incase, non emergency type thing? Still praying for her to have wisdom too! For God to provide the financial need as well, it is so tough when people can't afford it.
hubby just told me that he may will end up just like his Dad, he had a mini stoke, and high blood pressure and was in comma like state until he died a yr later...... Hubby and I say that faith is great but God gave us doctors for a reason! He could have had a mini stroke... and not even know it! and he does have high blood pressure, to witch he thinks that he doesn't need to take care of... sigh.... we just need prayer, thanks
I went to Oral Roberts University for two years, back in the 70's. While he is consered a "faith healer", he also believes that God has given man the wisdom to heal in the natural. He claims that ALL healing comes from God, whether it is done through the natural, or through the miraculous. As such, a person of faith needs to utilize medicine, and a person of medicine needs to also utilize faith. They are not exclusive of each other.
