I would like to take this time to solicit the prayers of everyone here.

My mom was rushed to the hospital on saturday morning and is having complications due to lack of proper medical treatment at a nursing rehab facility.

She suffered a heart attack unbeknownest(sp) to the care takers at the rehab center and is yet hospitalized. She was incoherent and the most she could get out was oh god and help me help help me. Imagine how helpless we felt because we had to wait on test results and even the little thing that she was asking us for like water cause she was so dehydrated was hurting her. We gave her a sip from a cup and she almost choked to death so we were so very afraid to try giving her anything else.

The look on her face when we refused to help her by no water was one that no one wants to see from their own parent. It was almost like (so you gone just let me die of thirst). the thing is at this time we did not even know she had had a heart attack, we found that out later after all the test were complete which was later on that night.

The meds they need her on to fight infection that had set up in her bloodstream was affecting her heart and she has so much blockage that they are basically trying to decide which is best to treat her and how much of she can take.

There is sooo much more but will take volumes, so just remember her in prayer and pray for our family as well.

Sounds terrible. I will definatly be prayin for her and you and your family!
God Bless
Hannah

CeeCeeNicoleFan,
Your mom,you, and your family are in our prayers!

Keep us posted,
much love,
nicole

Hey little sis thanks so much for your support in prayer, there is definantly strength in numbers.

My mom has been moved from the floor she was on because she no longer has to be hooked to the heart monitor. That is great news and we are praying that it remains so.

She will however be having surgery at 9:30 am in the morning. She will be having a procedure done called Dibriding, I think I am spelling it as I remember seeing it. It's done to help relieve and remove the infection that is set up in her wound and aid in the healing of it. We are praying that her body don't get too weary and it don't affect her heart for them to put her to sleep.

She has been put on light feeding and liquids and needs to keep her strength up. She don't have much of an appetite and we really want her to eat so they don't have to put in a feeding tube.

Once again thanks for your prayers. I will keep you posted. I really need some sleep myself but I gotta fold yet another load of clothes. Also remember my niece who will be traveling from my hometown in Tennessee with two of her young children. One sister made it in today from Tennessee fine, but our weather is drastically changing.

LYM,
CeCeNicole.

Hey Hey Hey. I will be sure to say a special prayer for your mother tonight. I hope she starts feeling a whole lot better. I will also keep you in my prayers too and your family that you all get through this together.
Destiny

Hey girl, I will be praying for your mom. As well as for the safety of your family. Only God can heal!
love ya, Savannah

CeCeNicole, I haven't seen any postings on here from you in a few days. Hope all's going well with your family. Hope your mother's doing better. We miss you. Take care.

Hey JudiD Thanks so much for your prayers. My mom has been released from the hospital. That in itself is a miracle considering less than a week and a half she was at death's door. She has to go back into a nursing facility to recieve the kind of care that they have lined up for her.

It was a very very very difficult thing to do but one that had to be done. She is hooked up to an I.V. and will be until the middle of April to recieve the necessary antibiotics that she needs in her system to continue to fight the infection in her body. She is also on a wound moniter machine that helps to remove any build up of infection and help drain it from her body. She also needs physical and speech therapy. These things she just can't recieve at home.

She was very upset an could hardly be calmed down when she got there. I felt like such a traiter and unfit child to have to put her there and all of the responsibility fell on my shoulders even though I am the youngest. I guess no one else wants to have to make a decision that may not work out. I am trying to do what is best for her and her health. They say she may never ever get healed of this wound but I know God can work it out.

I am gonna continue to need all the prayer I can get. I have to make sure her home is cared for and bills paid there and have to be able to juggle my home and grandkids that I am raising and get to the nursing home as much as possible along with my duties and repsonsibitlies at church and elsewhere. Sometimes I feel like I don't know whether I am coming or going.

I miss posting here but once things calm down I hope to get back and interact.

God Bless you much.

CeCeNicole.

Just stopping in here to continue to ask for prayer for my mom. They want to put a feeding tube in to assist her with the nutrients and protein she needs to fight this infection and heal her wounds. I really wish I could explain this wound and how serious the major one is especially after they did the dibriding procedure, it is so huge and has such depth to that its gonna take a very long time for it to heal, less known than to get it to a manageble condition.

My mom has just stopped eating much and when I try and force her she tells me she knows what she wants and I am trying to tell her that she is not eating and she thinks that a spoonful is considered eating. I am really at my witts end with what to do. My oldest sister just won't call with an input and my next to oldest in tennessee is saying whatever I decide she is ok with, but that is just not making it any easier.

We know are wondering if its just wise to close her aptment down and put everything into storage, cause we are really paying money out and at this point there is no way she can return home and take proper care of herself, it will have to be with a family member. But if I tell her I am doing that it might just upset her even more.

Some days she is not even aware of all that is going on and some days she is fiesty and adament about things. ok, that is it for now, my stomach has been nothing but nerves since the beginning of the week and it gets worse as the days go on. I have to talk with the nurse on staff tomorrow and she will explain the whole procedure and then see what my decision will be.

I will post an update as I get one.

Hey CeceNicoleFan,

I'm Noah, I joined recently. Just want to say how sorry I am about your mother. You made me want to go and hug mine.
I've been in a life or death situation and God healed me, and I totally give thanks to Him and all the people praying for me while I lie in hospital.
I love how I'm in here in Australia and you're probably on the other side of the world, but God is with us both and so I can pray for your mother and He can send the blessings on up. I lift your mother up to God right now and claim His word that says that by His stripes we are all healed. I ask that He blesses your family during this tough time and gives you all the strength you need to get through it all. God bless your mother, and God bless your family. In Jesus name Amen.

Noah

Thank you Noah and everyone else for your prayers.

My mom still is adament about not having them insert a feeding tube in her stomach to help with Nutrition. It is not a life support device but it will help her gain the nutrition she needs to substane her life. She is still not eating well enough to fight the infection in her body well and things can only get worse. We were also in the discussion of life support and whether to intervene if her organs shut down

This is a very very very difficult position for me to be in. I am not comfortable with talking about death and in particular my Mom's death with her. What child should have to go through that. So although I am trying to do her will, it's not easy for me to comply. So pray for me in that area. My thing is I want them to do all they can as long as she has breath in her body to keep her alive. But we did agree that in the event that she passes and they find her to not to do anything to bring her back that will leave her brain dead or in a coma. The rest I just need help on. Two years ago I had to watch my dad take his last breath in a hospital room cause there was a DNR order and there was nothing I could do about it.

I just don't know if I can do that again. Maybe that is selfish, but when you have lost one parent you sure don't want to lose another. Then what will I have? Just pray that she eats more and builds up her strength and get this infection out of her system and this wound heals up.

Thanks, CeCeNicole.

i'll keep prayin and prayin for her and you and your family!
God Bless
hannah

God is my strength and my comfort
In Him I have nothing to fear,
When I need Him I call on Him
And He comes to dry every tear.

God is my strength and my comfort
He is my armor and He protects me from all,
He sends His love in abundance
For He hears the cries in my call.

God is my strength and my comfort
Even when I feel like I have no hope,
In fact He knows me so well
He sends me everything I need to cope.

God is my strength and my comfort
And I live a life that is blessed,
And I need to be strong and believe that
Even when I’m in what seems the hardest test.

God is my strength and my comfort
CeCe the Lord says I, I am He that comforts you (Isaiah 51:12)
He loves you and will be with you always
And He knows the way to guide you through.

you and you're mother are in my prayers
God bless
Noah

Noah that is beautiful and so very true.

Yesterday I spent the whole part of the day up until 3:45 at the cancer center part of the hospital with my mom. She had to have a blood transfusion and it took forever it seems. She went from being cool to getting down right agitated and of course she got tired and began to lash out and by that time the others that were there were gone and I had to take the brunt of it.

She began to feel like we had locked her in a room and was gonna leave her there and nothing I said could convince her other wise until the paramedics came back to transport her. I was in the other room and I heard her say that nobody was helping her do anything. It's like she was saying she is in this state and nobody is doing nothing for her. I got sooo angry. I mean I know she is sick and I am running around doing all I can. I could not even get the kids from daycare yesterday, cause I was there with her. I did not see them until after 5pm from 8 something that morning when I dropped them off. I was suppose to send back my jury duty papers and left them at home on the table. I mean I am doing all I can from getting to the nursing home, to handling her Bills her house and everything else I can do, and to hear that really cut.

Whew!! ok that is out. But anyhoo. Pray that her blood builds back up and her count stays up so she does not have to have another blood transfusion.

I will continue to pray for her, and for you.

Keep strong and keep praying for the strength.

Your sister in Christ
God Bless
Noah

April 15th Mom's 81st Birthday.

Hey Nicole and everyone else this is the latest. Today we went to see my Mom for her birthday. They have told me the last two times her wound we checked that it was improving. Last week they told me that they could barely see the talebone which is a great improvement. They also told me that it was getting pinkish red if there is such a color, lol. That meant that it was beginning a healing process. Today at the nursing home one nurse told me that she can no longer feel the tale bone when she is cleaning and redressing the wound, major major improvement. That means that it is trying to heal to a close.

They also have begun the rehabilitation process of preparing my Mom for home dismissal. They have begun her therapy of doing her morning wash herself and using her hands to manuever for herself more. She has begun to feed herself and reach for her drink without assistance. She has begun to use the phone to call family members with a little assistance. She had totally shut down on that part of communication. She also asked us today to leave the phone on her tray so that she can answer it if it rings.

She is now being sat up in a chair for 2 hours at a time and took to the main community room. She had just been bed ridden exept to go to some form of theraphy or a bath or to hte hospital. Now this will be a part of her routine. She was very happy to see all the family today for her birthday and she even had cake. I brought her food intoday that she loved while at home and she ate that instead of what they served her. She did a good job and even asked for a diet coke, her fav, to drink.

She is still having quite a bit of pain in her feet and toes and some swelling but I am sure that is no hard task for our God to work out. I am sooooo greatful for the prayers on her and my behalf. I don't know what God has in store but I am one grateful child right about now. I know she still has a long road ahead before she returns home and if she don't give up, its just around the bend. Continue to remember our family in prayer.

PRAISE GOD .
You've blessed me with your story, what an amazing testimony.
May the Lord continue to bless your mother and you.

Noah

that is awsome!! and i'll still be praying!

Hey CeCe,
you are still in my prayers girl...and give your mom a belated happy b day from me and my gang!

love ya sista girl
nicole

Hey Nicole and everyone here. I thank you for your past prayers that have gone up for my mom. I am here asking again for you guys to remember her. She is back in the hospital and we are waiting for some test results to come in concerning her diabetes and and infection.

The nursing home has her taken to the hospital by EMS because she had a low temperature and a high insulin level that could not be control with an insulin shot and she was unresponsive.

When we got to the hospital she was talking but they had just given her a morphine shot for pain and she had to have a chest exray done to deinermine if she has pnemonia. So you can see there are just several needs to pray for.

The test results should be back in tomorrow and I will know more then.

Thanks so much for your prayers in advance.

Elaine.