Peggy, my heart is with you.  Remembering my grandmother's long decline and
my mother's fight with cancer, I know it is tough.  My family and I had an
interesting discussion.  I wanted to tell Mom that she didn't have a lot of
time left in case there were things she would like to have to eat or to do
or anything like that.  The others overrulted me saying that it would only
frighten her.  If you had an illness that you felt in your heart might send
you home to be with the Lord, wouldn't you want to know?

April

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: My mom's nearing the end of her life


> Praying, Peggy.  I think about my parents passing away.  They are in their
> 80's now.  It will be sad, but there will be no more aches and pains for
> them, and I'll see them again.  I do hope your mom is saved.
>
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peggy Kern" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:00 PM
> Subject: My mom's nearing the end of her life
>
>
>> Hi, all.  Just a note to ask your prayers for my mom.  She's been
>> suffering with dementia for a few years now, and has been in a
>> nursing home since early 2004.  The doctor told us on Thursday that
>> she's reached the final stages of dementia.  She isn't taking any
>> fluids or food or meds, and the doctor said there was really no point
>> in hooking her up to an IV, as once it was unplugged, she'd be right
>> back to where she is now.  So we're just letting her go, with just
>> comfort care:  a bit of insulin to keep her from going into a
>> diabetic coma, a nitro patch to keep her from having chest pains, and
>> either a Tylenol cipository or a morphine patch to relieve any
>> discomfort.  I'm at peace with this being the time to let her go and
>> let nature take its course, but of course good-byes are still
>> hard.  So pray for us all as we say good-bye and let Mom pass on.  I
>> haven't seen that spirituality had a high priority in her life, but
>> I'm not making any assumptions about what may have gone on between
>> the Lord and her as she started to decline.  I just want to do what I
>> can to help her and my other family members and myself as we deal
>> with this change in our family.  Thanks for your prayers and support.
>>
>> Peggy
>>
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