I am still praying and I sent out another email to many folks this morning asking for prayer. I get replies to my requests on a regular basis so be assured that many people are praying.
Mom is doing great. She is 80 and discovering fun things like having her first pedicure and train travel. Dad's biggest worry before he passed was that she would give up on life. So in order to keep her promise to him she is pushing herself to try new things and keep active.
Bob ended up losing one toe due to bone infection but that is a small price ro pay for saving the rest of the foot. After two surgeries and 6 months in a wheel chair he is back to work (desk job and no walking) and is doing physical rehab to rebuild his leg muscles. God has truly been good to us.
Getting the infection undercontrol and the fever down is a great beginning. Please try to get as much rest as you can. exhaustion sets in easily in times of stress and you need to be strong now more than ever to handle the work ahead. I had to give up my fierce pride at doing everything and learn to accept help when offered and even harder to ask for help at times. A dear friend finally reminded me that she and others NEED to help and I needed to learn to accept that for a little while I needed to recieve rather than give. _________________ Brenda
Zany, I want to tell you how good it is to be able to communicate with you again. I knew that you were going through a really rough time of it and it is good to know that you are really and truly ok now. Yes, learning to receive rather than give all of the time is something that is hard to learn. Sounds like you have truly learned that lesson this time. I don't think I am there yet but I try harder to do that now than I ever did before. Age and time make us wiser if we just try to learn those little lessons in life.
How delightful that your mom is doing so well and is experiencing new fun things in life. I know your dad is looking down from heaven enjoying her new found delights in life. I have one dear friend your mom's age like that and it is really great seeing her still enjoying life in spite of being a fairly recent widow. I only hope that if I am the one who survives that I can do likewise. Losing one's mate is never easy and is truly frightning for the person if it has been a long time marriage. When you have thought and worked as a team for a very long time, it is hard to think in an individual manner.
That is such a "praise the Lord" thing that your Bob has come so far in his recovery. I know that he must feel that he has a new lease on life these days and I feel certain that he gives all the credit to the Lord.
Back from the hospital. No bone scan today but they did do an MRI. Don't know the results yet. They are talking about doing some hyperbaric treatment. Looks like God has spared him from the cellulitis. Praise the Lord. DH is feeling better but he is getting stir crazy. He is not a lay around person. I am beat. I have done 2 day's work on 2 1/2 hours sleep. I'm getting too old for this. I'm off to bed.
Things are sounding a whole lot better. We will keep praying that will continue. How far are you having to commute to the hospital? I know you must be worn to a nub, as my grandmother used to say. I am praying for you also because I know that your health isn't the best in the world either. Hopefully you can crash and get a really good night's sleep. Are you taking care of the horses and all the other chores all by yourself? I hope someone is helping you with all that. I will continue praying for all of the needs that you and you husband have and for a rapid recovery for him. Being confined in a hospital situation must be torture for him since he is an "out and about" kind of person.
I am glad that there is no cellulitus. My brother in law has that. It goes away and keeps coming back. He always seems to have his foot up so his leg won's swell. Not fun. _________________ You might be a dog lover if: There are more dog toys than people in your bed.
I am taking care of all the animals. I have to get to the barn now and get that bunch started. These at the house are nearly done. I also have clothes washing so I'm waiting on those. Way too much to do in too few hours.
I suspected that you are probably working yourself to death as is usually the case with such health issues on the part of a spouse, whichever one that might be. Wish there was something we could do to help you. Keeping on praying is what we need to do since we can't actually be there physically to help you. Love, hugs and prayers headed your way, Kiddo.
Just talked to DH. He is having surgery in the morning at 11. The infection is in the bone. Please pray diligently that it is contained in the toe and not into the foot. He is very tired as he has not been able to sleep with all the goings on at the hospital.
I am doing okay. Headache has eased off a bit. I will have to get somebody to lift some 100lb sacks of feed into the truck for me. I can't lift them anymore. I do okay with the 50lb sacks but the place we buy from doesn't sell them. I wonder if they get a finders fee from the local docs for hernias. LOL
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