Prayers/thoughts/vibes for my mom

[rebl_rn]

Tomorrow is my mom's 75th birthday. Unfortunately, she's spending it having a partial hip replacement (at least the surgery supposed to be tomorrow, there's been some screw ups around this so I can't be sure).

This is the last in a long line of health problems for my mom. 2009 has been a rotten year for her. At the end of '08, she had surgery for lung cancer. Then in January, just when the docs decided she had recovered long enough from the surgery to start chemo and radiation, she developed an infection in her foot, that resulted in a chronic wound (she's also diabetic) and the discovery that the circulation in that leg was only 30% of what it should have been. So they placed stents in the artery in her leg.

While she was in the hospital recovering from that procedure (it can cause a lot of pain when the blood starts getting back to oxygen-deprived tissues), she had a mild heart attack. She was sent to a nursing home for rehab between weakness of being in bed and the healing of the bad wound on the back of her leg. One day during physical therapy she had some chest pain, and 4 days later (on March 6) had double bypass surgery. They almost amputated her foot while she was in the hospital that time too, because of the wound. Fortunately they didn't, and the wound she got in January is still there but healing better than expected.

She was back in the nursing home recuperating from that when last week she developed a lot of pain in her hip - an xray revealed it was broken, and we still don't know how. The fear is that it's the cancer spreading to the bone (they never did do the chemo and radiation yet because of all her other problems). They did some tests today to look more closely at that, haven't gotten the results yet.

Anyway, she's been in the hospital since last Thursday with her very painful broken hip. The surgery's been delayed, first because her blood was too thin from the blood thinner she's been on and then because of the aforementioned screw ups.

So if you could please keep her in your thoughts and prayers (if you are so inclined) tomorrow as she celebrates her birthday in the OR. She's been through so much this year, it just breaks my heart that she's going through this now. Thanks!

[emmline]

It is heartbreaking to have older parents going through this stuff.
I hope your mom does well.

[cowtime]

Wow, your mom is a tough lady. Even one of those health problems would be a lot to handle, but all together.... yes, a tough lady.

Prayers for healing going her way and for y'all too.

[Jerry Freeman]

Ouch. I'm sorry she's having so much trouble.

Definitely, she'll be in my thoughts.

Best wishes,
Jerry

[ketida]

Kind thoughts for you and your mother, stay strong.

And kind thoughts for all of us, for Mother's Day, I hope it's a good one.

[izzarina]

Absolutely. If she's up to it, please tell her we all said Happy Birthday

[Cork]

I don't know just what sort of prayers/thoughts/vibes I could offer, but I'll send them all your way.

I took care of my mom, too.

[devondancer]

Prayers, thoughts and best wishes for your mum, and for you, from us in England. It is hard for you - you know too much, don't you? Keep strong for her, so that she has the strength to heal.
Lesley

[Innocent Bystander]

I'll burn incense for her. Hip replacements - nasty.

[mutepointe]

I'll light a candle in church for Mothers' day for your whole family.

[anniemcu]

Praying that all is going well for her this time.

Sarah

[rebl_rn]

Thanks everyone! Mom's surgery was a success. The surgeon was pleased with the results and we're all really happy there was no sign of cancer (still don't know how the hip broke, but that's a moot point now I suppose). When she got back to her room after surgery, her nurse sang Happy Birthday to her, which I thought was sweet.

[BillChin]

Glad to hear the good news. It is going to be a nice Mother's Day.

[Cork]

Good to hear the good news!