jttheclockman
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I never do this because I know everyone of us has problems in their lives and have faced troubled times and know of people who also have had things that happen to loved ones that deeply hurt. But for some reason I was driven to write this today as I found some time to visit the site.
This site is probably the one site I frequent most and has become a cyber family in a way. This maybe the reason I find myself doing this here. 2 weeks ago my 87 year old Mom took a bad fall in the kitchen of her home. She broke both bones in her wrist in such a way they were mangled. Along with that she broke her eye socket bone and badly bruised her chin and mouth. My Mom has the beginnings of dimentia to compound matters. The family has been taken care of her for the past 2 years doing shifts which work out. It was the end of my shift and the beginning of my brother's shift and I am beating myself up over the what-ifs or the I should-haves. I can't get it out of my head.
She had surgery to fix the arm and had pins inserted which probably will have to remain forever. She has brittle bones to begin with. She had a terrible experience with the operation and the post op recovery. She has been in pain ever since. She is taking pain meds and those too have caused problems with halucinations and constipation as they usually do. But my Mom has a low threshold of pain and the weight of the cast. We have her in a rehab center now but it will take months if not longer to get close to back to being able to help herself.
Now the kicker is today I took her to see the orthopedic surgeon and after he read the xrays he told me he does not like the way the bone is sitting and it may have shifted so this would mean to do this all again.
I do not have the strength to tell my Mom this and praying so hard that when he takes some new xrays that his findings were incorrect. My Mom has told me the past few days that her will to live is over and she wants to join my Dad who past away 4-1/2 years ago. This is such a kick in the gut. I and the rest of the family are trying so hard to keep her upbeat. I have slept on more chairs and couches and will continue to do so whatever it takes. If I only could take her place.
I always called my Dad my buddy because he taught me so much as I grew up and it was the hardest thing in my life when he passed. My Mom has started calling me her buddy whenever i see her and this is killing me for her buddy can't make things better. I continue to pray and try my best to stay strong. I continue to believe my Mom is a fighter and will get through this.
I have seen others do it here and I am a believer in prayer so I am asking for some prayers to help my Mom in this time of need. Thank you.
This site is probably the one site I frequent most and has become a cyber family in a way. This maybe the reason I find myself doing this here. 2 weeks ago my 87 year old Mom took a bad fall in the kitchen of her home. She broke both bones in her wrist in such a way they were mangled. Along with that she broke her eye socket bone and badly bruised her chin and mouth. My Mom has the beginnings of dimentia to compound matters. The family has been taken care of her for the past 2 years doing shifts which work out. It was the end of my shift and the beginning of my brother's shift and I am beating myself up over the what-ifs or the I should-haves. I can't get it out of my head.
She had surgery to fix the arm and had pins inserted which probably will have to remain forever. She has brittle bones to begin with. She had a terrible experience with the operation and the post op recovery. She has been in pain ever since. She is taking pain meds and those too have caused problems with halucinations and constipation as they usually do. But my Mom has a low threshold of pain and the weight of the cast. We have her in a rehab center now but it will take months if not longer to get close to back to being able to help herself.
Now the kicker is today I took her to see the orthopedic surgeon and after he read the xrays he told me he does not like the way the bone is sitting and it may have shifted so this would mean to do this all again.
I do not have the strength to tell my Mom this and praying so hard that when he takes some new xrays that his findings were incorrect. My Mom has told me the past few days that her will to live is over and she wants to join my Dad who past away 4-1/2 years ago. This is such a kick in the gut. I and the rest of the family are trying so hard to keep her upbeat. I have slept on more chairs and couches and will continue to do so whatever it takes. If I only could take her place.
I always called my Dad my buddy because he taught me so much as I grew up and it was the hardest thing in my life when he passed. My Mom has started calling me her buddy whenever i see her and this is killing me for her buddy can't make things better. I continue to pray and try my best to stay strong. I continue to believe my Mom is a fighter and will get through this.
I have seen others do it here and I am a believer in prayer so I am asking for some prayers to help my Mom in this time of need. Thank you.