Peggy,

I'll pray for peace and strength during this time. As knowing the situation
is and being at peace with it, like you say there is the sense of
permanence that  brings natural grieving which is painful but not only OK
but needed as well.

Brad


At 07:00 PM 12/17/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>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

Brad

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