Pray for Janet's Mom

[DianeW]

Oh no.... and i thought she seemed to be doing well, thinking about you Janet, I so understand what you are going through.

Take care

[judy]

Oh no! I will be praying. Thanks Diana for letting us know.

[lynne b]

Janet, I hope your mom is doing ok, you both are in my prayers. Please keep any one of us updated. Call if you need anything!!!

[DianaB]

I got another text from Janet and Violet has had a stroke AND a heart attack. I know that she appreciates all the prayers.

[Janet]

Thank you all so much. This morning we had a two hour delay so I called to check on Mom. It was all I could do to understand her. She said she was okay, but couldn't understand why she couldn't talk right and that maybe she had a stroke. My brother and sister-in-law were going to take Mom to her pain dr., but I called for them to go to her because it was just too late for me to get a sub driver.

They knew as soon as they saw her she had had a stroke. Long story short, she's back in the hospital. After a CAT scan, MRI and echocardiogram we were told that she has had numerous strokes besides the one today and also a light heart attack today.

She has been so upset that she can't talk clearly now and it takes her a lot of effort to do so. I keep reminding her to just speak slowly and it's so much easier for us to understand her. She cries easily and it breaks my heart. Monday they are going to numb her throat/neck and stick a camera down to see her heart and what damage/infection there is.

The good thing....the hospital always made her do the manual dialysis which made Mom's abdomen so full feeling and uncomfortable. They have now let us bring her dialysis cycler machine to the hospital. She will be able to do the dialysis like at home during the night instead of manually every 6 hours.

She's resting now. I will be staying with her at the hospital tonight and probably tomorrow night as she is so frightened because of her speech.

Thank you all again for your prayers and thank you Diana for this thread. I don't want to lose my mother, but I hate seeing her suffer so.

[Blueyes]

Oh Janet! When my mom had her stroke, she was so frightened. I stayed right with her for weeks because I was the only one that could figure out what she was saying, and I think that's only because we were so very close. Can your mom swallow ok? If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have let her go through so many tests and carotid artery surgery. She ended up being tube fed for a year and a half. But she had her right mind and her sense of humor til the end I feel your pain, and I know your fears. I am praying for peace of mind for you both, and healing for your mom.

[Shada]

I am so sorry Janet! Healing thoughts and prayers are with you and your Mom.