Deena, My heart and prayers go out to you. I pray that God will give you the wisdom and peace as you help your father take care of your mother. Spend as much time with her, pray with her, sing with her, read the Bible with her. Let your children be a part of this too. I will pray for your father too. HUGS
Deena I am so sorry to hear how serious this is. I will continue to pray for the situation. If she cannot eat, she can be fed through an IV, right?? I think you said that...?? I know life won't be "normal" but won't she still live for a long time? I am not sure how to word that. I hope you know what I mean. My aunt was on death's door due to refusing dialysis (oh my I can't spell...lol)...anyway..once she finally relented she is just fine. So..as long as they can get her to absorb food she should gain weight again right?
Well, that's what I'm thinking Ava Rose, so I'm not sure why they've resigned themselves to the idea that she's not going to make it much longer!!! That's why I need to go there and see what's what with the thinking! My dad said all they could give in an IV would be sugar-water stuff, which wouldn't give her what she needed. Why would that be? It would seem like they'd have some formula for something like this, wouldn't it?
I prayed and will pray as often as I remember to, as the Lord brings her to rememberance in otherwords! Be blessed with Peace Deena, that is also my prayer. In His love, HUGS
Deena, I am so sorry, too. I am praying for all of you. When I worked at the hospital (as a secretary) I know they did enteral feedings for those who couldn't eat for whatever reason. I really don't know much at all about it now, but it seems like there should be a way to get her some nutrition. Hugs to you and please drive safely and keep us posted so we know how specifically to pray.
Deena travel safely and know that i am hoping for the best possible outcome. I truly hope something can be done.
Deena, I am so sorry to hear about your mom, I wish we were closer to help out. Please keep us posted when you can, we will be thinking of you. As soon as you are back please e mail me your address. Just remember we are here for you if you need anything please let us know. You are in my thoughts and my prayers.
It sounds like you have an assignment from the Lord set out before you--to be a rock of stability for your dad, arms of comfort and encouragement to your mom, and a voice of wisdom in searching out options. I pray that you'll be so in tune with your Creator/Redeemer that you'll know the best route to follow and the right words to say.
Beautifully put, Prairie! Thankyou! And thankyou AGAIN everyone else! My brother used to live near where my parents live, and he worked for a dr. He was able to contact that dr. yesterday. He said, "Don't EVER give up! ALWAYS get a second opinion! Have your dad get all her recent records fo a second opinion, and I will come to their house, look at the records and check her, and see what can be done!" So, praise the Lord!!! What a huge thing that is! Isn't that great? He's willing to come on his own time to get things moving! I LOVE him already! One reason we're going, too, is to get my parents out of their "slump". They're just accepting this one thing, without checking anything else out! They've always done that kind of thing. So anyway, my brother and sister and I are trying to get a spark under them! My brother got ahold of that guy, I talked with a friend of mine who is a dietician, and she's e-mailing me ideas and recommendations. We have them on many prayer lists now. Poor thing, she spent 4 or 5 hours in the emergency room Monday night because she couldn't stop gagging and throwing up. They gave her stuff that finally helped calm that down, but she was exhausted by the time they got homw about 1:30am! I talked with her yesterday, and she sounded good. She said the dr. gave her something for nausea and she felt so much better! I'm thankful for that! I'm fairly sure we're going to find a way to work past this, and she'll be okay, at least for awhile! My sister is hoping that she'll recover quickly and they'll decide to go ahead and go on the cruise. The cruise place said they can't refund any money, or transfer anyone else to take their place, so she didn't cancel my parents cruise tickets. I know that's maybe presumption, but it's also hopeful and respecting God's ability to heal and/or sustain at this time. With so many prayers going up, it's certainly possible for something to be found that will work for her and help her get the nutrients she needs. They have a wheelchair already planned for her use on the cruise, so she could go and not have to walk much at all. Also, she really wanted to go, and she'll never be able to go again. So, we'll see. It's all up in the air right now. Now, I also am being real, and realize that this could just be the time for her. If that is the case, I will accept that also. So please continue to pray that God's will be done and those surrounding her will accept it either way! You guys are so great, I am so glad I'm on this site with you!
Deena, let us know when you get back how things are going. I agree don't give up, there is always someone out there to help you just have to look in the right corner and sounds like you all did. Thinking of you all girl.
Enjoy being the ray of sunshine and Sonshine Deena! Either way I will be praying that God shows you how clear it is His will, whatever way it goes! And that you have complete peace as well. Strength and rejoicing both! Be blessed
Yes, wondering here, too. I have been thinking of you today. I talked to my mom on the phone earlier and it made me think of you and your mother's situation. I am praying things are going well and positive progress is being made.
I'm missing Deena. She's so good at responding to everyone and helps to keep things "perking" around here. I hope she can let us know soon, and I hope that what she lets us know will be good news about her mother.
