Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 18 May 12 - 09:15 PM

I did catch it Mary, walked up and gave it to her like and Injun with a scalp ... LOL

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 18 May 12 - 06:19 PM

lololololllll!
Did you catch it?
Why have you been keeping this lasy from us?
Mary

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 18 May 12 - 04:03 PM

In 1997 I took her and my family to Ireland because she always wanted to go to Ireland. Well she wanted to kiss the Blarney Stone. I was down at the base of the castle below it when she was up there with my kids. Next thing I know, I see this hair come sailing down .. yup lost her wig ... I laughed so hard I fell over. All I heard was my kids going Grandma your hair your hair is falling ...

She laughed so hard all that trip that I couldn't stop her.. crazy old lady

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,pete from seven stars link
Date: 18 May 12 - 03:36 PM

heartwarming and faith inspiring stories and posts.bless you .pete

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: fat B****rd
Date: 18 May 12 - 03:16 PM

Glad to hear your news,Dan. I'll keep on rooting for you and yours. Take care.
Charlie.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 18 May 12 - 01:56 PM

Soap operas? Not reality TV and game shows? Not even Judge judy????
LOL
Glad she is feeling more like herself.
SINS

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Nigel Paterson
Date: 18 May 12 - 12:54 PM

Ann & I send back to you all the good things you sent to us. The world needs good men like you & good women like your Mum. Take care of yourself & care of your beloved Mother.       Holding you both in our thoughts,
                                                                With Love,
                                                                               Nigel & Ann xxx

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Megan L
Date: 18 May 12 - 12:51 PM

As Para Handy wid say" Ach Dan dan its fine ye ken a m,ither is ayweys right and sure if Douggie wis here its himsel wid tell ye."

he he he that lass has her wits about her

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: wysiwyg
Date: 18 May 12 - 12:41 PM

So I guess I cannot lay siege to the local hospital that screwed up...

No.... but that IS what friends are for, Dan! (hint hint)

It sounds like maybe on the way to our Tour de Ohio, we will pass thru your mom's area. Maybe you can join that leg of our trip?

~Susan

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 18 May 12 - 12:29 PM

I could have given her a ride in any Helicopter anytime she wanted .. Arggh ... Mothers

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 18 May 12 - 12:28 PM

Today I get "And I know you Dan, don't you pick on my local hospital, they try their best and besides I got to ride in a helicopter for the first time" and she smiles

Arrrgh ... Mothers

So I guess I cannot lay siege to the local hospital that screwed up

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: gnu
Date: 18 May 12 - 11:51 AM

From OH SHIT to THAT'S GREAT in a few sentences. Whew!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Bettynh
Date: 18 May 12 - 11:39 AM

My thoughts are with you and your family, dude. A tip from an old surgical nurse: when she decides it's time to get up, don't argue with her (though it may take arguing with the nurses and docs). Sitting up and walking are the best things she can do to get better. It doesn't take licensed personnel to help her, either. Family can walk with her (with a wheelchair and driver behind if you're afraid) several times a day, while the nurses will only be able to manage once or twice.

Pain can have a different quality after abdominal surgery. Tell her that severe itching/burning is the same thing as pain - if it's too much, ask for pain medicine. It's just not the same as stomach cramps or a bashed finger. If she thinks she's ok without medicine, believe her, especially if she's able to get up. She's lived a long life and learned to deal with pain. Let her be in control and less medicated, and she's less likely to get confused/combative.

And take care of yourself. I worry about your flying down the highway in a state of panic.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Bobert
Date: 18 May 12 - 10:25 AM

Sneak a little of that green plant material in mom's green jello... She'll thank you later...

Say "hey" to herb for me, Ol-ster...

B~

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 18 May 12 - 10:21 AM

I will do Mary LOL ... so my sister calls yesterday, Mom is turning bad again .. I fly down 40+ miles. The old lady is watching her soap opera's on TV, they took her off the breathing machine. She says boy I am beginning to hate Jello like you ... They moved her to another room in ICU because it had a nice view of the lake and harbor and she was doing so well.   They told my sister that they changed the antibiotic because they saw some MRSA and wanted to nail it before it was a problem. She went from deaths door to soap operas. My sister hears MRSA and wigs .. gonna kick her arse. Mom wants her great great grand baby and her cat .. LOL   broke the mold with that old woman. Not a single complaint, nothing, just can't wait to go home. I said you are still in ICU, can ya give it a bit

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Will Fly
Date: 18 May 12 - 08:26 AM

I didn't have the nerve to do it, SINS - and I did post on the 100!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 18 May 12 - 07:53 AM

Tell your Mom that she has received the ultimate Mudcat honor - out of respect for her and you, no one has claimed 100.
Mary

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Will Fly
Date: 18 May 12 - 04:11 AM

It's looking better, Dan - good news - tell Mom to keep up the good work!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: alanabit
Date: 18 May 12 - 03:47 AM

Dan, love to you and your Mum from across the seas.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: jacqui.c
Date: 18 May 12 - 03:38 AM

Great news Dan.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 18 May 12 - 02:56 AM

my last post disappeared, too

what Neil said!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Neil D
Date: 17 May 12 - 11:33 PM

I thought I posted a couple days ago but I don't see it. So glad things seem to be going well after looking so dire. Tell mom to keep up the good work. We're keeping you in our thoughts.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 17 May 12 - 08:19 PM

I hope she continues to improve rapidly. It's good that she is, as you said, a tough old bird, because it sounds like she still has some fighting to do. Still praying!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish
Date: 17 May 12 - 02:33 PM

Darlin' Dan..give your Mum a gentle kiss for me and take one for yourself and your beautiful lady too. I bet your Dad has been around her the whole time, loving her, taking care of her in his own way..

She sounds a remarkable Lassie and perhaps, in your stories of her we can all see where much of her dear son comes from.

Love to you all, and stay strong.
Lizzie xx

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 May 12 - 12:55 PM

They were looking out for salmonella. LOL

Keep us posted Dan.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 May 12 - 11:08 AM

I know what you mean about "Mom's cooking". My mother overcooked just about everything. Cauliflower, at her hands, became a bumpy paste, calves liver a one-toned leather, garden peas a mess of burst globules...

It was not really her fault. I found a 1924 cook book that said how long to cook things. Garden peas, for instance, it said to boil for 20 minutes!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,Guest MikeL2
Date: 17 May 12 - 09:56 AM

Ho dan

Glad to hear that you Mom is defying them doctors.....go Mom !!!

Regards

Mike

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 17 May 12 - 09:04 AM

she is pretty much out of it ... ICU ... machines .. tubes ..
doc says .. she is doing fine. When she wakes up .. I will hear
"what was that all about"

Green Jello .. that is a step up from my mom's cooking
When I tell someone, that is just the way my mom made it , it ain't a compliment. Cooking wasn't one of her great skills

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 May 12 - 08:40 AM

Good Morning, Dan. Just checking in.
Mary

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: ragdall
Date: 17 May 12 - 01:52 AM

Dan,
I'm so glad to hear that all went so well, thank God.

Get some rest and stay well, both of you.

hugs,
rags

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: JennieG
Date: 17 May 12 - 01:43 AM

Good to hear your mum is getting over the worst, Dan.....I have been wondering, do they feed you green jello in hospital?

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 16 May 12 - 11:20 PM

Thank you my friends for always being there
i love you
Dan

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 16 May 12 - 10:52 PM

Will do Bob, she will make ya laugh ... crazy old lady for sure.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Bobert
Date: 16 May 12 - 09:00 PM

Have her stop in and say "Hey" when she gets out, Ol'ster...

B~

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 16 May 12 - 08:57 PM

For sure Susan, I am so thankful that she had such a good doc also .. boy she is sick, it will take awhile for sure. Then again knowing my mom she may walk out next week. one time she was in her late 60's fell and broke two ribs. I took her to the er room ... yup broken ribs. Next day I caught her up a ladder cleaning windows ... the woman is no stop motion. Walks to the store to get her groceries. Loves to walk ... she is a tough old bird for sure ...

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: wysiwyg
Date: 16 May 12 - 08:39 PM

Dan,

Hardi's mom had a massive intestinal spill a few years ago when her appendix ruptured.... it got messy there... It was touch and go. Till I got on thyroid meds, tho, she was still tougher and had more stamina than I did, and is still going strong now several years later.

Healing may take a little longer than she will like, and it may be awhile before she has full strength, but at that age they are so powerful anyway that they usually take MY breath away.

TBTG you still have her, and just love the heck out of her every, every day that you can.

>++++++DAN>

~Susan

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 16 May 12 - 07:58 PM

Dan, I am sorry but I haven't been around much and have only just seen this thread. So sorry your mum has been so ill but so happy that things are improving.

Lots of positive thoughts and prayers from me,
love Jean x

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 16 May 12 - 07:58 PM

I never doubt the power of prayer, I don't ... Here is a true story of recent. My close friend in Wisconsin is 69. He has a kidney from his brother as he had total kidney failure. His wife Carol last fall saw he was acting wierd. They ran some tests, He had the kidney failing and beyond that he had a massive inoperable tumor on the brain. After a lot of docs they said he will not make it to Thanksgiving. The frontal lobe of the brain is gone and the kidney is barely working. No chemo, no treatment even from the Mayo Clinic. We prayed no matter what happened we prayed for what will be will be. February of this year, in bed dying, no longer able to speak, he woke up, walked into his wife and asked "what is this all about" feeding tube , diapers. She freaked, back to the Mayo Clinic, docs were speechless, test after test, no tumor, brain healed, terminal cancer none, kidney function, perfect. The doc told his wife Carol, this is medically impossible, we ran every test in the book, the brain tissue once destroyed as he had is terminal and can't be reversed but there is no sign of anything, nothing wrong. I talked to him this weekend, he was back at the firehouse (volunteer fireman) having fun with the guys and mowing the grass. prayer, miracles, they do happen .. I swear to God this is an absolutely true story ... you can talk to him if you don't believe me. sometimes God says no, sometimes as with Lazerus he says yes. Jerry is a man like my mom of great faith. I said goodbye to him last fall, now I talk to him like I talk to you ... He is amazing .. like my mom

Love you
Dan

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 May 12 - 07:55 PM

Good news, Dan But still a shame that the doctors didn't head this off at the pass when they had the chance.
Get some rest when you can. No point in you getting sick and joining Mom in the ward.
SINS

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Janie
Date: 16 May 12 - 06:55 PM

So glad to get home and read the good news in your post, Dan. Continued care and concern beaming toward PA.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 16 May 12 - 06:08 PM

Loving the good news but still praying for more!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Bill D
Date: 16 May 12 - 05:29 PM

Great to hear she came through so well.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: maeve
Date: 16 May 12 - 05:18 PM

Wonderful news, Dan. Thanks be.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Bobert
Date: 16 May 12 - 05:13 PM

Keep on truckin', mom!!!

B~

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: KT
Date: 16 May 12 - 04:41 PM

Dan, thinking of you and your mom, with prayers for healing and peace of mind. Your mom sounds like an amazing woman. Please tell her, when she's well enough to hear it, that there are folks all around the globe pulling for her. Best to you, Dan, during this very trying time. Hang in there...
KT

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: catspaw49
Date: 16 May 12 - 04:24 PM

Well great......absolutely GREAT! I told you this crap works!.....Now you can get back to the important stuff like "Duck Dynasty."

BTW, where/what hospital? Maybe someone here can crank out a card or two just to confuse her........I mean I wouldn't count on it or nothin' but Sins is pretty fair at that stuff......lots of others too.


Spaw

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 16 May 12 - 04:21 PM

Great to hear it, Dan!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: gnu
Date: 16 May 12 - 03:59 PM

GREAT NEWS!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Ebbie
Date: 16 May 12 - 03:50 PM

Lovely.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Megan L
Date: 16 May 12 - 03:31 PM

Dan my thoughts and prayers are you and yours till she gets tae her ain fireside.