I get so MAD!

December 7th, 2005 at 02:32pm Posted by Kathy

Thank you for all the well wishes and prayers sent our way. Mom was discharged yesterday. They received some of the results of the numerous tests and found that her carotid artery on the right side of her neck is 100% blocked and the left side is not that bad. Surgery is not an option since the right side artery attaches to the brain. On top of all that, she has an abdominal hernia and emphysema. She was told not to smoke, to lose weight and to exercise.

Well, I called last night and found out that 3 hrs after discharge, she lit up. But, she said “it made her sick”. Needless to say, our family’s conversation to her were not very friendly. I think that it may have sunk in because she has not touched it since last night. I told her “we have gone through enough this week and I don’t want to have to visit everyone for your funeral”. This morning while I was on the phone with her, my Dad said, “she sealed her cigarettes in a box and wrote “THESE WILL KILL YOU “. For me, that is an accomplishment.

My Dad wanted us all to be there for the holidays. He purchased all of us airline tickets to California. Mom doesn’t know what is going on. So, it will be a surprise to her.

We still need all your prayers for a safe journey. Also, pray that if she decided to not be very responible for her own life and try to smoke again, the cigarettes will taste horrible to her.

Kathy

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