My Mom
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 9:22PM It all started on Friday May 1st . What I thought would be just another Friday turned out to be life changing. It was my Mom. The night before she told me she was very tired and I had to go help her, but I didn't know how bad she was. On Friday Morning I just had this terrible feeling and so on my way to work I checked on her ,(Thank goodness she lives about 2 miles from me).
When I entered the house a feeling I can't explain came over me and I found her in her bedroom barely breathing but she was breathing and the moment she saw me all she could say was my name. At some point she had fallen and and was stuck between her bed and the night stand. I called 911 and called my son who came right over. It wasn't a stroke Thank god but it was her lungs and we had to put her on life support to give her lungs a chance to heal. We didn't think she would make it through the night.
5 days later they took her off life support and she started breathing on her own. I can't believe it at 85 just how tough she is. Well I take that back she has always been my Hero. My mom has more wisdom then anyone I know.
Now it's may 19th and she is home and has been for about 5 days , This bout has taken is's toll on her .
Mom is very confused and her short term memory is not doing to well in fact as of today it's shot to hell... but she's trying. I thank God for everyday I have with her. The Doctor feels her mind will get better as she gets stronger .. I hope that is soon. Mom lives alone .. My Dad passed away about 3 years ago. and My sister and Brother passed away 6 years ago.. Where does the time go. I sure do miss them and could really use there help right now.
I miss how happy she was when we'd go to lunch and shopping. I miss her giving me her 2 cents worth every time I turned around. I Miss her laugh and her smart ass jokes.
I hope she gets stronger soon.. I pray her mind gets as strong as her soul.
I hope I have her for a long long time
She is MY MOM !!!!

Reader Comments (2)
wilma , all i can say is that i am happy your mom is strong, and so are you . if there is anything that i can do just let me know. with all this and seeing you at work and u make me smile and even better laugh. so let me say thank you for that. have a great day. love u lots lisa
Hi Lisa
Thank you for your kind words. Yes I still have my sense of humor..Somedays I have to dig deep to find it but then I see a certain short Doctor and WooHoo I start laughing again.. I admire you for some days working with such nut cases..
Mom is hanging in there .One day at a time
Thanks again