Key word: recovering
Yesterday, 1/27/2011, was a great encouragement to me.
I was able to recognize improvement in my mother's condition. My father has seen improvement Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as well, but I did not recognize it clearly.
Mom has a long recovery ahead of her, and I am sure from her perspective it will get worse before it gets better. A lot of tubes, intrusions by doctors, and interruption of rest. However, praise God that she is now more aware of such things, because it means she is recovering.
The test results came in showing evidence of a heart attack. The damage in the heart muscle is not severe. The hospital is managing my mother's blood thinner medication level carefully. Also part of her lung is collapsed, which makes the pneumonia a bit more problematic.
Yesterday Mom was able to be awake enough to recognize me, and talk with me. She also learned that she is in the hospital. She was able to jokingly tell Dad that he would not be rid of her that easily. Cousin Sean visited after having checked Mom's improved status with the hospital. It was a great encouragement to Mom. She was pleased that Sean and I finally met face to face for the first time, and she was able to talk about some of the amusing interactions she and Sean shared. Praise God Sean arrived at the time in Mom's sleep & medication cycle that they could have such a beneficial visit.
Mom is tired and fitfully sleeping most of the time it seems. She is not allowed to drink liquids, and is restrained so she does not pull out tubes in her sleep or ignorance. So her discomfort is understandable, but hard to improve.
Thank you for your prayers to the mighty and loving Father,
Howard
FYI: Sally Abbey in hospital
Sally Abbey, my mother, was forcibly taken to the hospital on Monday evening, 1/24/2012.
She was confused and no longer speaking except gibberish. She turned off the light when Dad was using it. She did not acknowledge when my father asked if she knew who he was. This wasafter Dad returned from getting dinner from a fast-food restaurant.
For the first day of being in the hospital, she did not open her eyes, and would not respond to any talking. She would try to make herself comfortable, thereby pulling out the intravenous tubes. So they had to restrain her, making her more uncomfortable I imagine. She seemed like she was in a restless sleep, often trying to make herself more comfortable.
This morning slight improvement has been seen. She opened her eyes, and she told the nurse to leave her alone.
The doctors are awaiting test results. Preliminary results indicate that it is not likely a stroke nor related to her diabetes. A suspect cause is brain infection, which the antibiotics that she is on would help.
Please pray.
Thanks,
Howard
She was confused and no longer speaking except gibberish. She turned off the light when Dad was using it. She did not acknowledge when my father asked if she knew who he was. This wasafter Dad returned from getting dinner from a fast-food restaurant.
For the first day of being in the hospital, she did not open her eyes, and would not respond to any talking. She would try to make herself comfortable, thereby pulling out the intravenous tubes. So they had to restrain her, making her more uncomfortable I imagine. She seemed like she was in a restless sleep, often trying to make herself more comfortable.
This morning slight improvement has been seen. She opened her eyes, and she told the nurse to leave her alone.
The doctors are awaiting test results. Preliminary results indicate that it is not likely a stroke nor related to her diabetes. A suspect cause is brain infection, which the antibiotics that she is on would help.
Please pray.
Thanks,
Howard
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