Speaking of Moms..

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T_Bone0806 · #1 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:29 pm

..mine is not doing well. She was taken to the hospital a couple of days ago because she had caught a cold and her coughing kept her from sleeping. She has bronchitis and the problem is that, because of her muscular dystrophy, her lungs are too weak to cough up all the phlegm in them. She had gotten better enough that they took her off oxygen yesterday and were going to send her home last night. My brother was skeptical and asked if it wouldn't be better to keep her one more night to make sure she could handle breathing on her own. Good thing..she had major problems this morning and we probably would've lost her if she had been at home. She got pretty scared, but they pumped her with stuff to make her breathing easier and some anti-anxiety meds to calm her down, and she overcame the immediate crisis.

Still, the prognosis is not so good. There is a good chance that she will not overcome this. They are hoping that the antibiotics they are pumping into her will get the crud out of her system and will get her back to where she was before. Unfortunately she is pretty tired and I don't know how much fight she has in her. The only other thing they can do is put a tube down her throat and put her on a ventilator, and assuming that gets her back on track, follow up with a tracheotomy, which means she will have to be plugged into something half the time. Mom, in typical stubborn Mom fashion, has adamantly refused this scenario. She is 100% in possession of her faculties, so she's fully aware of the implications of her decision. At the back of my mind, I know I am looking at a preview of my future. I also know I will never handle similar circumstances with anything remotely close to approaching the grace she has shown and continues to show.

The doctors say that she is "Right at the fork in the road" at this point..it could go either way, but there is a better than even chance she will not leave the hospital. We are hoping for the best but steeling ourselves for the worst.

My brother and his wife are staying with Mom at the hospital right now and were already told they could spend the night if they wanted to. I came home to hold down the fort and take calls for updates, etc. We are getting buried in what was originally s'posed to be 6 inches but now updated to a projected tally of up to 16 inches of crappy white stuff. Nice timing, Mother Nature.

Mom is the glue in our family, as most moms are. Please keep her in your prayers if you would.

I'm gonna go play LS and futz around the Internet a while. Gotta keep my mind busy.

Rexer25 · #2 Post by **Rexer25** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:33 pm

Peace, prayers and vibes to you and your family.

mrkelley23 · #3 Post by **mrkelley23** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:34 pm

Prayers from here, TBone. It's a scary time, for sure.

5LD · #4 Post by **5LD** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:50 pm

Prayers to you and yours, tbone. Your Mom sounds amazing.

tlynn78 · #5 Post by **tlynn78** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:10 pm

Hugs and good vibes to you and yours, T-bone.

t.

kayrharris · #6 Post by **kayrharris** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:29 pm

Sheesh, Tbone, I should be ashamed for all my whining. (internet connection came back on for a few seconds. Glad I was able to see this now)

I sure hope she pulls out of this. She sounds like a real fighter.
I will pray for a miracle. Let us know how things are going.

ne1410s · #7 Post by **ne1410s** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:29 pm

Good vibes to you and your family, T-Bone.

silvercamaro · #8 Post by **silvercamaro** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:39 pm

My best thoughts, vibes and prayers are with your mom, t-bone.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #9 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:49 pm

I am very sorry. I hope that she takes a turn for the better.

christie1111 · #10 Post by **christie1111** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:21 pm

So sorry to hear about this situation TBone.

If your Mom is full awareness, then she will help to tuen this the way she wants it to go.

I hope she sticks around for a lot longer.

Peace and prayers to you and your family.

a1mamacat · #11 Post by **a1mamacat** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:27 pm

hugs and hugs and hugs to you and all your family.

Buffacuse · #12 Post by **Buffacuse** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:46 pm

You too, T.

Sir_Galahad · #13 Post by **Sir_Galahad** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:37 pm

My thoughts and prayers are with your mom, T.

starfish1113 · #14 Post by **starfish1113** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:44 pm

Mr. Bone, I'm thinking about you and your mom. I hope that everything turns out for the best.

Beebs52 · #15 Post by **Beebs52** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:42 pm

Mr. Bone, I send my prayers to you, your mom and family. I so hope she gets better and all goes well.

T_Bone0806 · #16 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:46 pm

kayrharris wrote:Sheesh, Tbone, I should be ashamed for all my whining.

I don't think you were whining at all. You are concerned for your mom. As your friends, we are concerned that you are concerned. Simple as that. I will keep good thoughts in my head for your mom as well as mine.

T_Bone0806 · #17 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:51 pm

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. Youse guys are da bestest.

I haven't heard anything from my brother, so no news is good news. I'll be hitting the hay soon, as I am one tired lil' buckeroo, but I have to post my insufferable opinions on tonight's Idol first. If Mom was awake, I know she watched, so I had to watch and make sure I wasn't out of the loop when I see her next 'cuz I know SHE'LL have opinions on who was good and who was "lousy".

Snaxx · #18 Post by **Snaxx** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:06 pm

My prayers and vibes are with you and your mom.

Snaxx

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peacock2121 · #19 Post by **peacock2121** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:01 am

T-Bone,

I am so sorry. I wish I could do something. I wish I could take the fear away. I wish I could do something.

I am thinking lovely and loving thoughts for your mom, for you and for your family.

themanintheseersuckersuit · #20 Post by **themanintheseersuckersuit** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:03 am

I will keep her in my prayers.

Bixby17 · #21 Post by **Bixby17** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:22 am

Thank you for sharing this with us and God bless. You and your family are in my prayers.