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I know, rather odd to have a sad smiley in the subject line, but its all I could come up with right now.
My mother informed me the other day that my Grandmother was in ICU at a local hospital. She said that things were not looking good and that she had taken a turn for the worst. This weekend, we had planned on throwing a birthday party for our son, who turns 3 on Monday. Well, plans got changed, the party moved to next weekend, and the kids and I are back here in NY so that I can see her one last time. (I haven't seen her in a couple of years)
We took a trip this morning to see her in the hospital. She had been moved to a room outside of ICU and when we arrived, she was sleeping. Looking at her, I could tell that she was not doing well. She had a couple of IV's, oxygen and was breathing laboriously. It was very difficult to see her like that. I couldn't help but think back to the times when I was younger and I would be able to just run over to her house and see her.
Well, we arrived home from the hospital and my mother informed me that the doctor had called to let her know that things were not looking any better. Grandma had a rough night and her urine output was down to zero (yes, she is catheterized). She is completely unresponsive. He said that in all his year practiced medicine, he has seen this many times. He was brutally honest and said that he would be very surprised if she made it through the night. My mother has called the minister and the funeral home to let them know of the happenings.
I must admit that this is very difficult. Seeing her lying in the bed, unresponsive and laboring to breathe, it brought tears to my eyes. I remember her in better health and find her present state to be hard to take. I know that she has had a long life and she is 89 years old, but its still tough.
sadMy mother informed me the other day that my Grandmother was in ICU at a local hospital. She said that things were not looking good and that she had taken a turn for the worst. This weekend, we had planned on throwing a birthday party for our son, who turns 3 on Monday. Well, plans got changed, the party moved to next weekend, and the kids and I are back here in NY so that I can see her one last time. (I haven't seen her in a couple of years)
We took a trip this morning to see her in the hospital. She had been moved to a room outside of ICU and when we arrived, she was sleeping. Looking at her, I could tell that she was not doing well. She had a couple of IV's, oxygen and was breathing laboriously. It was very difficult to see her like that. I couldn't help but think back to the times when I was younger and I would be able to just run over to her house and see her.
Well, we arrived home from the hospital and my mother informed me that the doctor had called to let her know that things were not looking any better. Grandma had a rough night and her urine output was down to zero (yes, she is catheterized). She is completely unresponsive. He said that in all his year practiced medicine, he has seen this many times. He was brutally honest and said that he would be very surprised if she made it through the night. My mother has called the minister and the funeral home to let them know of the happenings.
I must admit that this is very difficult. Seeing her lying in the bed, unresponsive and laboring to breathe, it brought tears to my eyes. I remember her in better health and find her present state to be hard to take. I know that she has had a long life and she is 89 years old, but its still tough.
