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I’m writing this from the Surgery Waiting Room at Duke Medical Center. My 94-year-old mother fell and badly broke two bones in her leg. (Tib/Fib.) They rushed her to surgery because she was internally losing blood as well, which is something new. I just heard the surgery was successful with pins placed. But the postoperative course has been dicey. Please keep us in your prayers or send good thoughts in our direction. I feel so sorry for her. This is tricky for her to go through at her advanced age. She also has to be worked up to see about the blood loss. (Hgb-6 for you med types.)
Love you all. Please feel free to comment freely.
Dee, I just prayed for your mother, her medical team, and you.
Praying for you mother, Dee, as well as all involved.
Praying!!!
Praying!!
sending gentle prayers to your mom, you, your extended family, and the medical/surgical staff caring for her
Praying. We’ve been through this recently with parents. God bless you.
Hugs and prayers all around. So sorry for all of this. We too have had parents have this lately. It’s so hard.
Hgb 6, praying!
Praying for your mom, her caregivers and medical team, and your family, Dee.
My grandma broke her leg when she was 86, it was a long recovery. Praying for stamina for all of you.
Dee, we love you back!
so sorry to hear the news … will pray tonight for your mother that God eases her suffering
be peaceful, DEE, many souls are sending prayers up for you and your mom – go and rest for a while now and we will be there for you
Count me in too dee.
So sorry Dee. Getting old is not for the faint of heart.
May God’s blessings be upon your mother and your entire family and may you all walk with His Grace and Love in abundance.
May God’s peace guard your hearts
in the midst of these challenging days.
Praying!
Everyone else has already said it for me….
….and some far better that I’d yet thought of. 🙂
That.
you’re prayers, and in my thoughts (junior prayers, perhaps — they affect things, too).
elastigirl,
gah — you’re in my prayers.
(cuz i’m sure you needed that clarification.)
I’m so sorry to hear this, Dee. May you and your mother both experience the presence of God, and and may he wrap you in His peace like a warm blanket.
When the days are heavy
And my strength is small
Let my heart vibrate
With your constant call.
Let me know that it is true
I am loved and belong to you.
(Part of a Celtic prayer “Vibrations” by David Adam, Vicar of Holy Island – Lindisfarne)
Please say a prayer for my mom. The surgery was successful. But, she is confused and not speaking.`I spend about 12 hours a day with her.
Lowlandseer,
Beautiful. TY
dee,
Dee, I’ve been there with parents … I know a bit of what you are going through. I don’t know your preference in gospel music genre, but I think the song at the 1:11:40 mark on the following “One Banner 2023” video might encourage you (my daughter sings in this choir).
https://vimeo.com/showcase/9853474
Praying for grace for all!
My mom has been diagnosed with a stroke (infarct), which happened around the time of the surgery. This makes things more difficult for her. I’ve been spending about 10-12 hours/day with her. The hospital is about 40 minutes from home. Please keep her in your prayers. I think she knows what is happening, but she cannot speak.
PS I had to insist they do a CT scan. They were blowing it off as post-operative delirium, common in the elderly, but I knew it was more. They came in and apologized that they kept blowing me off. Bill was pretty upset. Always be an advocate for your family.
Dee – prayers are with you which issue into God’s guidance and our judgment that came out in your push to do the CT scan. May your mother be blessed but bless yourself with self care. I remember living in Raleigh and making pastoral rounds at Duke, and it is quite a drive. May God bless you with strength and wisdom with grace and peace for your mom.
Indeed, with loved ones in the hospital: ask the questions they can’t, demand answers, stay informed, be diligent, stand in the gap.
Dee, I bet your Mama has been an advocate for you on occasion.
“Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:4)
“Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2)
Dee,
in our family has been the tradition of at least one family member staying ‘with’ the hospitalized person twenty-four-seven so I can appreciate you staying all these hours with your mom. It is not easy to do this, but in future you will look back and treasure the time you were there with her and at some level, even asleep, she would have been conscious of your presence with her . . . a blessing.
I would give anything for a few moments with my own loved ones who have passed away, but I treasure the time I did spend with them when we were in hospital. You will need to try to rest now and take care of yourself too. Try to rest in the Good Lord’s peacefulness and He will give you strength now.
may we look forward to our true destiny with satisfaction in our frailness
I thank God for your alertness
Good you insisted on the cat scan! Prayers for all of you!
And Dee, as you make those decisions, think of this if it helps (only IF it helps!!):
If life is never going to be any better for your mom than it is today, and knowing that no matter how much you love her Jesus loves her even more, it is ok when and IF you make decisions letting her step into eternity with Him.
You can always trust Him to finish what did not get finished on earth in her relationship with Him. He may well be doing that right now and the strokes are only His tools to sort of “shut her into the prayer closet alone with Him” so to speak.
There is no wrong decision, be it move heaven and earth to keep her alive longer or decide to allow nature to take its course.
Hard decisions, praying hard for you. Just don’t keep her on the ugliest part of the desert when she could be dancing with Jesus on Angel Peak. (Remember it? 4 corners area?) And don’t shove her up Angel Peak when she needs to enjoy a few more sunsets either.
I guess all I am saying is that Jesus and your mama are going to decide the time she has left. No matter your decisions.
Go easy on yourself.
Continuing to pray for you all in this difficult time.