My mom has been in the hospital for two days. She is not in the ICU, which is good, and her vitals today were good, but she is sleeping a ton and not eating much, which is to be expected when your body is fighting an illness. It is just scary because I feel like this is one of those illnesses that can turn fast and things go down hill.
That said, my mom has a history of asthma and Alzheimer's. My sister said she has been saying a lot of things along the lines of feeling like her death is coming. I am going up tomorrow morning and depending on how things go for her, will possibly go back up for longer. I need to arrange pet care first.
Oh, and on top of this, my uncle (mom's brother), has colon cancer, but we were never told. Mind you they are all up in my mom's business regarding her care and well, everything. It really hurts. We are a very close family. The good news is that the surgery went great, the tumor was completely removed and was quite contained. So, hopefully, a good prognosis will follow.
Post by starburst604 on Jul 13, 2023 14:47:43 GMT -5
So sorry to hear that, I'll be thinking of you all! My 82 yr old FIL was recently in the hospital for pneumonia and recovered well. He's not the healthiest guy either. So sorry about your uncle also, hopefully he'll make a full recovery.
Oh gosh I’m sorry. Sending good wishes. My 86-year-old mom has had pneumonia twice in her 80s and has bounced back both times. I hope the same for your mom.
Post by notsopicky on Jul 13, 2023 15:49:19 GMT -5
Hugs cleo29. If you need me to do anything for you, let me know. PS--I didn't forget that we're supposed to get together, but focus on your family right now.
blondemoment123, Her BP has dropped a bit today. It had been 130 (not sure what that was over) and today it was 98. Her breathing was also shallow and rapid. Sleeping a ton today. Yesterday I went up to see her and she was just confused, kept talking to a man she worked with in her 20s and then was telling us we had to leave or we were going to die. She also called me a stupid ass which had me laughing.
On the flip side she kept asking God to help her and she mentioned her mom yesterday and today. I am torn between not being ready to let her go and no longer wanting her in this place of mental and emotional anguish. It is like torture.