This Thanksgiving we made dinner, ate and headed out of town!!
None of that happened as fast as I would have liked... but it is par for course in the Hammond household.
Our Pastor owns a home outside of Tehachapi, CA in a small gated community called Bear Valley Springs. He keeps it as a vacation and one day retirement home... It just so happened that he ran into a small plumbing problem. Since John is a master plumber, that is great news for us!!!
We went up, he did the small plumbing job and we had 4 (well 3 by the time we got there on Thurs)... great days in the country... I got up in the morning, went to the kitchen to make coffee and look out the window to see the horses across the street grazing.... ahhh.... what a life.
We have been there twice (no, we didn't break the plumbing last time so we could go up again...) and both absolutely love the town. It's got a small town feel but not so small that one feels they are far removed from civilization...in fact, they have a KMart, a movie theatre, and a SONIC!
Last time we were there, John and I drove around and just looked at the countryside... On our way to the lake we found a house for sale.... sitting on almost 5 acres of horse property. The house is older (think Brady Bunch) but the kitchen has been updated, it has a huge dining room and a view of the lake.
So, this time - we HAD to go back and see if the house is still available. Yep - it is. Now, John and I know we are in no position to go off and buy a house ... but we can dream!!!!
I guess the only thing stopping us is work for John... but there is a prison not far from there...hmmm... I wonder if they have a program where they teach inmates trades??? And I could start the horse conservation that I dream of ... and John would be able to fish whenever he wanted!!!
As I type this - I realize that I didn't take one picture... sorry...
2 problems with this dream - Family (his and mine).... what would I do about my mom? It would be a little too far from her... and it would be alot too close to his!!!
Oh well...
Showing posts with label Mom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mom. Show all posts
Monday, December 1, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
I should know better by now...
than to get into a conversation with my mom about my parenting.
The first time - I actually asked the question, "Mom, do you think I am a good parent?" And after she "ummed" for a few moments, she began to tell me that "No, I believe that Jake could be kept cleaner. His fingernails usually need to be cut and they are always dirty."
That was it - that was how she summed up my parenting. Jake's fingernails.
Well, the other day she was commenting on my niece (the one that stays at the bar all hours of the day and night) .. and her parenting. She said of her, "well - I can say one thing, she always keeps her children clean."
So, under my breath, I said - "I guess that makes her a better parent than me." I knew that it shouldn't have been said out loud... but it was... I couldn't take it back no matter how hard I tried. She asked me what I said, and I said nothing - but she had heard it... got mad and got out of the car.
Today she came over and asked me, "Is there something bothering you in your life?"
My reply - "well, isn't there something bothering most people in their life? Is there something specific you are referring to?"
So, then she brought up yesterday's conversation and as a Christian how could I not be happy that someone has something nice said about someone else? I thought, "so, now I am a bad mom and a bad Christian"...I was smart enough not to say that one out loud.
I answered "yes, I said that but it's because you said to me that I am a bad parent because I don't keep my kids clean enough."
She didn't deny that conversation but said that she did not say that I was a bad parent... I told her that "yes, in fact, she did." More denial...
I then told her that she is very critical of me and nothing I ever do is good enough... she left.
Whenever my mom comes to my house she has to make sure that she inspects each and every room... she makes up some excuse as to why she has to be in my bedroom standing there looking around. She goes through the kids drawers to make sure they are neat and orderly... she counts my husbands clothes to make sure they are all there (and not left in his truck like he has a habit of doing)... she looks in my refrigerator and freezer to see if I have too much food (yes you read right - it drives her crazy if my freezer is full)...she will open my washer and dryer to see if I have clothes left in there... my sister has even caught her going through my trash to look for receipts so she can see what we buy....She is inspecting my home and summing up my job as a wife and a mother....
If she finds anything she doesn't like - she takes it upon herself to fix it. I have come home with everything in my freezer or fridge lined up on my kitchen counter ... so that she can check all the dates and then I can put it all back in correctly...
And I guess the worst part of it all is that she has done this even before she has said hello to anyone! I beg her - please come over to VISIT... spend time with Jake.. talk to Christopher... Don't clean my house!!! I'm not talking about in a time of crisis or when I am sick - lending a hand and helping me out... I'm talking just any 'ol random day she feels that she can and has to take upon herself MY house...
I guess it seems that I am talking about 2 different issues here - but it really sums up into one... She thinks that I am not capable of doing anything on my own.... whatever it is that I do do - it's not good enough.
I'm pretty sure that is why I strive so hard to prove to the world just the opposite .... well, I don't know where I'm going anymore other than just to vent.... but at least you know now why I am so neurotic at times....
The first time - I actually asked the question, "Mom, do you think I am a good parent?" And after she "ummed" for a few moments, she began to tell me that "No, I believe that Jake could be kept cleaner. His fingernails usually need to be cut and they are always dirty."
That was it - that was how she summed up my parenting. Jake's fingernails.
Well, the other day she was commenting on my niece (the one that stays at the bar all hours of the day and night) .. and her parenting. She said of her, "well - I can say one thing, she always keeps her children clean."
So, under my breath, I said - "I guess that makes her a better parent than me." I knew that it shouldn't have been said out loud... but it was... I couldn't take it back no matter how hard I tried. She asked me what I said, and I said nothing - but she had heard it... got mad and got out of the car.
Today she came over and asked me, "Is there something bothering you in your life?"
My reply - "well, isn't there something bothering most people in their life? Is there something specific you are referring to?"
So, then she brought up yesterday's conversation and as a Christian how could I not be happy that someone has something nice said about someone else? I thought, "so, now I am a bad mom and a bad Christian"...I was smart enough not to say that one out loud.
I answered "yes, I said that but it's because you said to me that I am a bad parent because I don't keep my kids clean enough."
She didn't deny that conversation but said that she did not say that I was a bad parent... I told her that "yes, in fact, she did." More denial...
I then told her that she is very critical of me and nothing I ever do is good enough... she left.
Whenever my mom comes to my house she has to make sure that she inspects each and every room... she makes up some excuse as to why she has to be in my bedroom standing there looking around. She goes through the kids drawers to make sure they are neat and orderly... she counts my husbands clothes to make sure they are all there (and not left in his truck like he has a habit of doing)... she looks in my refrigerator and freezer to see if I have too much food (yes you read right - it drives her crazy if my freezer is full)...she will open my washer and dryer to see if I have clothes left in there... my sister has even caught her going through my trash to look for receipts so she can see what we buy....She is inspecting my home and summing up my job as a wife and a mother....
If she finds anything she doesn't like - she takes it upon herself to fix it. I have come home with everything in my freezer or fridge lined up on my kitchen counter ... so that she can check all the dates and then I can put it all back in correctly...
And I guess the worst part of it all is that she has done this even before she has said hello to anyone! I beg her - please come over to VISIT... spend time with Jake.. talk to Christopher... Don't clean my house!!! I'm not talking about in a time of crisis or when I am sick - lending a hand and helping me out... I'm talking just any 'ol random day she feels that she can and has to take upon herself MY house...
I guess it seems that I am talking about 2 different issues here - but it really sums up into one... She thinks that I am not capable of doing anything on my own.... whatever it is that I do do - it's not good enough.
I'm pretty sure that is why I strive so hard to prove to the world just the opposite .... well, I don't know where I'm going anymore other than just to vent.... but at least you know now why I am so neurotic at times....
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Today was a good day...
WooHoo!! It's a good day... Mom is home... and Christopher starts his first job tomorrow morning. It's a part time temporary job.. but it's a start. We have been talking about the AirForce to him and he says that it sounds interesting... but who knows what's really going on in that kids head.
I'm teaching in Beginners Church tomorrow... Paul in Silas in jail. This is one of the reasons I love to teach... because I learn (or at least am reminded) right along with the kids. I'm sure you know the story -- Paul in Silas thrown in jail for telling others about Jesus... they begin to praise Him even in what seems to the lowest of lows for them.... they begin to praise Him. They were now free from the house of bondage... And the best part - God was able to use their freed spirits to save a man and his family.
Yep - it's a good day indeed...
I'm teaching in Beginners Church tomorrow... Paul in Silas in jail. This is one of the reasons I love to teach... because I learn (or at least am reminded) right along with the kids. I'm sure you know the story -- Paul in Silas thrown in jail for telling others about Jesus... they begin to praise Him even in what seems to the lowest of lows for them.... they begin to praise Him. They were now free from the house of bondage... And the best part - God was able to use their freed spirits to save a man and his family.
Yep - it's a good day indeed...
Thursday, September 11, 2008
All's good...
With mom anyway....
She had the procedure done today... they went in with a scope and opened up the bile duct with a small incision - in there they found 4 stones. They flushed them out to pass and she should be on the mend soon!!!
Praise God!!! Thank you so much for all of you who were praying!!!
She had the procedure done today... they went in with a scope and opened up the bile duct with a small incision - in there they found 4 stones. They flushed them out to pass and she should be on the mend soon!!!
Praise God!!! Thank you so much for all of you who were praying!!!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Mom/Son/Trip Update
Today's blood work shows that mom's pancreas situation is getting worse - and it has spread to her liver. I say situation since they still don't know really what "this" is. They have several theories: 1- a small stone they can't see on the CT scan; 2 - scarring in the sphincter muscle from the gallbladder; 3 - the bile duct(s)closing up. If it's #3 - they don't know why it's doing that. At any case tomorrow or Friday they will be transporting her to Torrance to have an ERCP done... (where they go down with a scope, a balloon and a grabber to see, enlarge ducts and extract whatever is in the way). I guess we will know more after that.
Christopher is still planning on moving although I am told by everyone in Texas that they are telling him that this is not a good plan and that he should not do it. I guess we will see what happens when mid October gets here (that's when he says he is going) - since they say they are not funding the trip to get him there. Right now, I am praying for the Air Force. I have been told by 3 people of their experience and training they received there - and it sounds great.
I was planning on taking a vacation the first part of October to go to the East coast with my mom and sister to visit family and see where my mom grew up... but East coast family has said that it is not a good time (with the above 2 things - they are probably right). So, it looks like my sister is coming here to visit instead!
So, in all cases - looking for God's will and plans to be carried out.
Christopher is still planning on moving although I am told by everyone in Texas that they are telling him that this is not a good plan and that he should not do it. I guess we will see what happens when mid October gets here (that's when he says he is going) - since they say they are not funding the trip to get him there. Right now, I am praying for the Air Force. I have been told by 3 people of their experience and training they received there - and it sounds great.
I was planning on taking a vacation the first part of October to go to the East coast with my mom and sister to visit family and see where my mom grew up... but East coast family has said that it is not a good time (with the above 2 things - they are probably right). So, it looks like my sister is coming here to visit instead!
So, in all cases - looking for God's will and plans to be carried out.
Mom back in the Hospital
Well, my mom had her gallbladder (finally) removed last week. She went home the next day and was in quite a bit of pain from the surgery but seemed like she was finally on her way to recovery on Sunday night... or was it Monday night.
Anyway - she called me yesterday morning to rush over there that she was having different pain and it was terrible. She had so much gas that I thought she might explode... and honestly I thought at that time she might be exaggerating the pain a bit much. The pain grew and grew - we called her surgeon and he said get her to the ER now. She didn't think she could walk to the car and for whatever reason her senior bldg doesn't have a wheelchair for cases like this - so here comes the ambulance.
So, at the ER the surgeon came to see her and said that he thinks that the gas is not a simple case of indigestion but a symptom of something else. He believed that she had pancreatitus (inflammation of the pancreas) but he needed to find out why. His best guess was that a stone was loose and lodged in one of the ducts causing all the problems. If that was the case - simple fix go in with a scope and retract the stone. So we waited for blood work to confirm that she did have pancreatitus and a CT scan to confirm the stone.
Blood work confirmed pancreatitus but CT scan does not confirm the stone. So, now she is admitted - waiting for the surgeon and gastro docs to confer and figure out what their next step is.
Pancreatitus in itself is not serious - but if not fixed can lead to serious problems.... so thanks for the prayers already said and any more you can offer.
I will update when I know more...
Anyway - she called me yesterday morning to rush over there that she was having different pain and it was terrible. She had so much gas that I thought she might explode... and honestly I thought at that time she might be exaggerating the pain a bit much. The pain grew and grew - we called her surgeon and he said get her to the ER now. She didn't think she could walk to the car and for whatever reason her senior bldg doesn't have a wheelchair for cases like this - so here comes the ambulance.
So, at the ER the surgeon came to see her and said that he thinks that the gas is not a simple case of indigestion but a symptom of something else. He believed that she had pancreatitus (inflammation of the pancreas) but he needed to find out why. His best guess was that a stone was loose and lodged in one of the ducts causing all the problems. If that was the case - simple fix go in with a scope and retract the stone. So we waited for blood work to confirm that she did have pancreatitus and a CT scan to confirm the stone.
Blood work confirmed pancreatitus but CT scan does not confirm the stone. So, now she is admitted - waiting for the surgeon and gastro docs to confer and figure out what their next step is.
Pancreatitus in itself is not serious - but if not fixed can lead to serious problems.... so thanks for the prayers already said and any more you can offer.
I will update when I know more...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Completely Random
I just realized I haven't blogged in a while... so what's been going on?
Well, I have started a new business - I am a Pampered Chef Consultant. I was very scared at first to start - but like a wise woman told me this weekend - that is what stops most people from doing anything - they don't start. So, I jumped in with both feet first and invited my entire block to a party at my house!! 2 neighbors showed up - but my awesome friends where there to support me. I needed $600 in sales to qualify and my total sales for that one show were $764.00. The month I signed up they were offering new consultants extra spending money if we qualified in our first 30 days. Since I qualified - I not only am getting a commission check - but I received $200 in shopping credit!!!! Talk about excited!!! Since then I have had 2 more shows and have 3 officially on the calendar. Several others are saying they will book - but I need to get the dates down. It has been a lot easier than I thought... I guess it really helps that I actually do believe in the product. Wanna check it out? Here's a link to my website!!
I have also been practicing for our upcoming play at The Bay. We are doing a 3 act play called "Family Outings." I play a 40(ish)wife and mother of 2 boys. I had to do a lot of research for this one - let me tell ya!!! I'm nothing like the character at all - really. One of my lines: "So what if I'm busy? I LIKE being busy!" Production will be the last weekend of September... and it will be dinner theatre! Plan those date nights now!!! (I don't recommend bringing the kiddos due to some of the real life subject matter.)
I have recently learned how to run the sound board for our church. This has opened up a new ministry to me - Funerals. I have done 2 now... the last one was soooo incredibly moving... It was the wife/mom who had died. Poetry that she and her husband had written to each other was read aloud... major tear jerker. I have decided that I don't want to be dead for my funeral. No - I want to be alive and present. It may be the last (and only) time I get to hear some people say nice things about me!!
Christopher is still in Texas ... he doesn't come home until the 21st of August. He got a tattoo the other day. I have had lots of people ask me what I think about it. My answer: I would rather he not - BUT, he's 18 & and he's in Texas - there's not much I can do about it. Yes, I can throw a fit and be mad about it - but I would rather him be home with a tattoo then in Texas with a tattoo. I don't think it's worth losing our relationship over. I had asked 2 things of him: don't get anything that can possibly be considered demonic or have any demonic ties to it - and get it where you can cover it up if you want/need to. He did both those things - so I'm happy. He respected my wishes - so I will respect his.
San Pedro is working on bettering their image - here's a little video of what is new down at the entrance to the Cruise Ship Terminal. (don't know why I decided to turn my camera on the side - sorry but I do think you will enjoy the 1 min clip)
My sister, mom and I are planning a trip to the East Coast in October. My mom's sister is getting pretty up there in age - and my mom is fearful that she might not ever get to see her again... and she wants to be able to take her girls around her old stomping grounds. Her biggest fear is "what about Jake???" Geez mom - I guess his dad will have to figure that out!!
I have recently come back into contact with an old friend. It was a bit awkward - the day and evening happened like it was just last week that we had talked instead of a year and a 1/2 ago. I'm not sure how far it will go or if it will ever be like it was. Actually I don't think that it will ever be EXACTLY the same since I don't think I'm exactly the same person I was then.... but I am happy that our boys have been able to reconnect (young and old) ... they were the best of friends. In fact, they are going fishing tomorrow.
We had an earthquake today. 5.4 or 5.8 on the scale. This was the first one that I actually felt. Kinda freaky. I was on the 2nd floor of our church.... you could totally see things rocking on the bookcase!! I was with our youth pastor - who had never felt one before either. We were like, "Wow-that was big." But of course all the natives were saying that it was nothing. Oh well.
I've probably missed something since it has been a while. But that's all that I can think of right now. Hope I haven't lost all my readers....
Well, I have started a new business - I am a Pampered Chef Consultant. I was very scared at first to start - but like a wise woman told me this weekend - that is what stops most people from doing anything - they don't start. So, I jumped in with both feet first and invited my entire block to a party at my house!! 2 neighbors showed up - but my awesome friends where there to support me. I needed $600 in sales to qualify and my total sales for that one show were $764.00. The month I signed up they were offering new consultants extra spending money if we qualified in our first 30 days. Since I qualified - I not only am getting a commission check - but I received $200 in shopping credit!!!! Talk about excited!!! Since then I have had 2 more shows and have 3 officially on the calendar. Several others are saying they will book - but I need to get the dates down. It has been a lot easier than I thought... I guess it really helps that I actually do believe in the product. Wanna check it out? Here's a link to my website!!
I have also been practicing for our upcoming play at The Bay. We are doing a 3 act play called "Family Outings." I play a 40(ish)wife and mother of 2 boys. I had to do a lot of research for this one - let me tell ya!!! I'm nothing like the character at all - really. One of my lines: "So what if I'm busy? I LIKE being busy!" Production will be the last weekend of September... and it will be dinner theatre! Plan those date nights now!!! (I don't recommend bringing the kiddos due to some of the real life subject matter.)
I have recently learned how to run the sound board for our church. This has opened up a new ministry to me - Funerals. I have done 2 now... the last one was soooo incredibly moving... It was the wife/mom who had died. Poetry that she and her husband had written to each other was read aloud... major tear jerker. I have decided that I don't want to be dead for my funeral. No - I want to be alive and present. It may be the last (and only) time I get to hear some people say nice things about me!!
Christopher is still in Texas ... he doesn't come home until the 21st of August. He got a tattoo the other day. I have had lots of people ask me what I think about it. My answer: I would rather he not - BUT, he's 18 & and he's in Texas - there's not much I can do about it. Yes, I can throw a fit and be mad about it - but I would rather him be home with a tattoo then in Texas with a tattoo. I don't think it's worth losing our relationship over. I had asked 2 things of him: don't get anything that can possibly be considered demonic or have any demonic ties to it - and get it where you can cover it up if you want/need to. He did both those things - so I'm happy. He respected my wishes - so I will respect his.
San Pedro is working on bettering their image - here's a little video of what is new down at the entrance to the Cruise Ship Terminal. (don't know why I decided to turn my camera on the side - sorry but I do think you will enjoy the 1 min clip)
My sister, mom and I are planning a trip to the East Coast in October. My mom's sister is getting pretty up there in age - and my mom is fearful that she might not ever get to see her again... and she wants to be able to take her girls around her old stomping grounds. Her biggest fear is "what about Jake???" Geez mom - I guess his dad will have to figure that out!!
I have recently come back into contact with an old friend. It was a bit awkward - the day and evening happened like it was just last week that we had talked instead of a year and a 1/2 ago. I'm not sure how far it will go or if it will ever be like it was. Actually I don't think that it will ever be EXACTLY the same since I don't think I'm exactly the same person I was then.... but I am happy that our boys have been able to reconnect (young and old) ... they were the best of friends. In fact, they are going fishing tomorrow.
We had an earthquake today. 5.4 or 5.8 on the scale. This was the first one that I actually felt. Kinda freaky. I was on the 2nd floor of our church.... you could totally see things rocking on the bookcase!! I was with our youth pastor - who had never felt one before either. We were like, "Wow-that was big." But of course all the natives were saying that it was nothing. Oh well.
I've probably missed something since it has been a while. But that's all that I can think of right now. Hope I haven't lost all my readers....
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Mom Update
Yesterday all day I was frantic trying to get my stuff done to be able to be at the hospital with my mom for her MRI. As I explained yesterday she is afraid to be in the machine. But yesterday God was perfect as usual in His timing. I arrived at the hospital and then 15 min later they said they were coming for the MRI. So I was able to be with her throughout the whole thing. She did panic a little but made it through. I watched the technician do her job and the 3D pictures of my moms organs on the screen and all the time talked myself out of this blob or that blob being anything bad.
I know that people in that position are not supposed to tell you anything about what they see. So I asked a more general question. I asked if gall stones will show up on these test. And she pointed to a very large blob that I had been watching and said I don't know what that is but it's in the gallbladder. So, once again I rested that this is all a gallbladder issue.
I left the hospital but not before I made it very clear that I did not want the doctor to give my mom any news without me being there.
I had more work to do today. So once again I was hurrying along to get stuff done and out of my office. I did stop to have lunch with John. It's amazing how he has become such a grounding point for me over the last year. Then off to the hospital. No sooner did I sit down - the doctor came in. A different doctor... a female but I don't remember her name. She explained very clearly that she was going home but that this did not mean that they are dismissing anything. They are still very worried about her pancreas. Mom is going to have a special test next week (again I don't remember the name - it was a bunch of letters). Basically they will be putting a scope down her throat and into the pancreas so they can look at what is going on.
They are looking to see what is causing the inflammation and the blockage to the pancreas. If it is a stone they will remove it, if it is sludge they will clean it out, and if it is something else - they will biopsy it.
The doctor also went over the meds my mom is taking and added a few others. She also told her that she will be authorizing an appt for a urologist to see why she is having so many UTIs.
She then left the room and I had forgotten to ask if she will be having her gallbladder removed so I hunted the doctor down. I found her reading the MRI report and she said that yes, she does have gallstones and the gallbladder will need to be removed at some time - but it is not on the top of her priority list. I had the doctor alone ... and asked her if there was anything to tell me away from my mom. She said that they still don't know exactly what it is. They are hoping that it is just a gallstone and they can clear it out and all is well - but...
I hate that word.
But, if it is cancer ... it's a very ugly kind.
OK... now I'm a little freaking out.
This weekend is our Annual Women's Retreat. All week I have been contemplating on whether or not I was going. Right now my mom is at home, there is nothing going on with her. Her pain is under control and all she is doing is resting and waiting for the date/time of the test. Well, I say that is all she is doing is resting. I'm sure that there is way more going on in her head.
But something tells me that this is has been timed out so that I can go to the retreat...and prepare to get into battle mode....
I know that people in that position are not supposed to tell you anything about what they see. So I asked a more general question. I asked if gall stones will show up on these test. And she pointed to a very large blob that I had been watching and said I don't know what that is but it's in the gallbladder. So, once again I rested that this is all a gallbladder issue.
I left the hospital but not before I made it very clear that I did not want the doctor to give my mom any news without me being there.
I had more work to do today. So once again I was hurrying along to get stuff done and out of my office. I did stop to have lunch with John. It's amazing how he has become such a grounding point for me over the last year. Then off to the hospital. No sooner did I sit down - the doctor came in. A different doctor... a female but I don't remember her name. She explained very clearly that she was going home but that this did not mean that they are dismissing anything. They are still very worried about her pancreas. Mom is going to have a special test next week (again I don't remember the name - it was a bunch of letters). Basically they will be putting a scope down her throat and into the pancreas so they can look at what is going on.
They are looking to see what is causing the inflammation and the blockage to the pancreas. If it is a stone they will remove it, if it is sludge they will clean it out, and if it is something else - they will biopsy it.
The doctor also went over the meds my mom is taking and added a few others. She also told her that she will be authorizing an appt for a urologist to see why she is having so many UTIs.
She then left the room and I had forgotten to ask if she will be having her gallbladder removed so I hunted the doctor down. I found her reading the MRI report and she said that yes, she does have gallstones and the gallbladder will need to be removed at some time - but it is not on the top of her priority list. I had the doctor alone ... and asked her if there was anything to tell me away from my mom. She said that they still don't know exactly what it is. They are hoping that it is just a gallstone and they can clear it out and all is well - but...
I hate that word.
But, if it is cancer ... it's a very ugly kind.
OK... now I'm a little freaking out.
This weekend is our Annual Women's Retreat. All week I have been contemplating on whether or not I was going. Right now my mom is at home, there is nothing going on with her. Her pain is under control and all she is doing is resting and waiting for the date/time of the test. Well, I say that is all she is doing is resting. I'm sure that there is way more going on in her head.
But something tells me that this is has been timed out so that I can go to the retreat...and prepare to get into battle mode....
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
My Mom
It's not early ... but seems early to me. It's 10am and I have soooo much to get done today and the business meeting is tonight... but there is a really good (or bad - I don't know what fits there) reason that I just want to crawl back into bed.
My mom called me yesterday morning at 4:45. No call at 4:45 in the morning is ever good. She was having severe stomach pains and vomiting all night. She has also had other stomach problems for months and it has just gotten to the point of being unbareable and the time has finally come to find out what is wrong. She has also had 4 UTI (urinary tract infections) in the last 3 months.
We don't have any definite news yet .. but they are looking at 2 things. One - they found gallstones. The second - there is an abnormality that showed up on the cat scan on her pancreas. So they are wanting to rule out cancer. She was admitted but before she went from the ER to her room the doctor that said he will be taking over her case (Dr Tran) came in and was so nonchalant and actually talked about sending her home!! UM... nope. I told him that no, I was not taking her home. And he said well, it looks like your primary care doctor is already working on all of this. And then I told him - yes, but he is taking the slow boat and it might be 4 months before he finds out anything!!! NO - keep her here and find out what is wrong!!! What I really wanted to tell him is that you don't seem like you are interested in finding out what's wrong - please find a doctor that is.
Personally I think it is the gallstones. My sister and an old friend both had gallstones and at least one of the stones and a bunch of sludge (actual word used by both of their doctors) escaped the gallbladder and reached the pancreas and caused all kinds of problems. And they all sound much like what my mom has.
So, until they find out any different or God lets me know for sure that cancer is His plan - I am sticking to the gallstones story.
I know they talked about doing an MRI but I don't know when that will be. But that has to happen before the release early crazy doctors try to send her home. She is clautrophobic and can't have an MRI unless she is asleep.
Well, I really need to get going.
Any and all prayers are appreciated!!!
My mom called me yesterday morning at 4:45. No call at 4:45 in the morning is ever good. She was having severe stomach pains and vomiting all night. She has also had other stomach problems for months and it has just gotten to the point of being unbareable and the time has finally come to find out what is wrong. She has also had 4 UTI (urinary tract infections) in the last 3 months.
We don't have any definite news yet .. but they are looking at 2 things. One - they found gallstones. The second - there is an abnormality that showed up on the cat scan on her pancreas. So they are wanting to rule out cancer. She was admitted but before she went from the ER to her room the doctor that said he will be taking over her case (Dr Tran) came in and was so nonchalant and actually talked about sending her home!! UM... nope. I told him that no, I was not taking her home. And he said well, it looks like your primary care doctor is already working on all of this. And then I told him - yes, but he is taking the slow boat and it might be 4 months before he finds out anything!!! NO - keep her here and find out what is wrong!!! What I really wanted to tell him is that you don't seem like you are interested in finding out what's wrong - please find a doctor that is.
Personally I think it is the gallstones. My sister and an old friend both had gallstones and at least one of the stones and a bunch of sludge (actual word used by both of their doctors) escaped the gallbladder and reached the pancreas and caused all kinds of problems. And they all sound much like what my mom has.
So, until they find out any different or God lets me know for sure that cancer is His plan - I am sticking to the gallstones story.
I know they talked about doing an MRI but I don't know when that will be. But that has to happen before the release early crazy doctors try to send her home. She is clautrophobic and can't have an MRI unless she is asleep.
Well, I really need to get going.
Any and all prayers are appreciated!!!
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