Saturday, March 6, 2004

Unbelievable Development

 I must have just posted the entry about my mother yesterday when my cell phone rang and it was "Omega" telling me my Mom was on her way to the hospital and had suffered a heart attack. 

It was a mild one, but on Tuesday she will have triple by-pass surgery.  She has a valve that is leaking and they will determine how to fix it once they are in. She has a 95% blockage, an 80% blockage, and the last at around 90%. 

 "How did that happen?" she asked in amazement.  "Cookies" my other sister, the middle one, retorted. 

We are very concerned about my Dad, as he suffers from dementia.  He is handling it all very well.  He asked first thing this morning, "How is Theresa?" 

We were able to take him to see her this afternoon.  He walked in with his walker, sat in a seat across from her (they had her up sitting in a large chair) and said "You had a heart attack?" in this totally concerned, incredulous voice. "Can you believe it!" she replied. 

I have faith she is going to be fine.  Her guardian angels were looking out for her. Literally.  Her friends at the Stamp Club she has for the grammar school kids knew something was wrong with her.  When she slipped away, they tracked her down and found her almost passed out in a bathroom.  They literally are her guardian angels God sent to watch over her yesterday

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry Mary! I hope for the best. It seems all the hard work and giving your mother has done all her life is coming back to her ten-fold. Thank goodness for angels like her and them. :-) ---Robbie

Anonymous said...

I will keep you and you mother in my prayers.

Anonymous said...

How blessed was your mom that the "guardian angels" were with her? It's a constant tightrope we,whose parents are aging, walk... Always, in the back of our minds, waiting for the phone to ring, with the message we don't want to hear. Which of us "boomers" can't relate to this? I'll be keeping positive thoughts for you and your mom... Lisa :-]

Anonymous said...

My thoughts and prayer are with you and your mom. Thank God for the friends/earth guardian angels!
Monica

Anonymous said...

That's horrible! I'm so sorry! I will keep you and your mother in my thoughts..

Anonymous said...

Mary, My prayers are with you and your mother for a speedy recovery. I'll be thinking of you both on tuesday. Hugs Lanny

Anonymous said...

(((((Honey)))))) will send you mine guardian angels as well...they have given up on me. They are two really sturdy girls who are fiercly protective. Take care and keep us posted. Love, Carly :)

Anonymous said...

Hope things go well with your mother.

Anonymous said...

Ohhh sweety! I'll be thinking of you and your family on tuesday for sure! BIG HUG to you! Thank goodness she has so many people and angels that care for her the way you do! You take care of yourself and know that ya got a girl up here in Minnesota prayin' for ya! XXOO ~Shells

Anonymous said...

[[[alpha]]] I`m so sorry...all of my prayers are with you and your parents.
Vince

Anonymous said...

Oh, my dear. My heart goes out to you. Your mom is indeed fortunate to be so well looked after. I'll be wishing you wishing you the best...

Anonymous said...

Mary, your family is in my thoughts and prayers. Keep the faith!

Anonymous said...

I am so sorry about your mother and hope that her surgery goes well. Also my best wishes for your father.

Anonymous said...

So glad your mom was taken care of. So many of womans heart issues are ignored . I haveheard of other women who have had leg pains that have heart attacks shortly after. It seems that its harder and drs dont know the signs as well. Will keep your mom in prayers. LORD BLESS THIS LADY. Lori http://beta.journals.aol.com/my78novata/LorisLaurels/

Anonymous said...

Oh wow... what a scary time for you and your family. I hope everything goes well with your mother's surgery. It sounds as if they might be able to patch her up, no problems. That will be wonderful. It's hard when your parents start to get older and their health fails. I'll be thinking about you guys!

Anonymous said...

I know where you are at from experience with my Parents. I will insure to mention them in my prayers. I'll also say a few words about you. You need the extra strength. My Regards, Bill. BTW--Happy Birthday, late.

Anonymous said...

My goodness, how terrible. Here's hoping for a successful surgery and for you mother to completely recover.