Update for my Daddy

My Daddy came home from the hospital yesterday, he and my Mama went to my sister, Renee's house....The equitment he needed arrived yesterday and he and Mama are settled in for a while...An RN nurse will come today and schedule his inhome Therapy.....This makes me so happy that he is improving as much as he has...Now, I think I can go through my surgery without worrying so much about him..

I am still in Wilmington, NC at my daughter, Christie's......
She will drive me up to Greenville this evening (about 2 hours away) and my Hubby, Rod, left Florida this morning and will be driving straight up to Greenville, NC....I have missed him so much and will be very happy to see him..
Tomorrow morning, I will go for my pre-op at East Carolina University Heart Institute.......
Christie will drive back home and Rod and I will drive to Madison, NC to spend the weekend at my sister, Renee's house....Then, I can see how well Daddy is doing...
My sister said she thinks that my parents have agreed to let them build an apartment onto their house for them....I really think it will be for the best also..

Thank you to everyone who has said Prayers for my Daddy and for me, we still need them, Please....

My surgery is Tue. the 30th...not sure if I will post until after that...
Hugs
Brenda

HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY, MY LOVE

June 24, 2006 was a Beautiful and Magical Day!...Our wedding took place outside my sister's home with a light breeze blowing and the birds were singing their praises of joy...

I Love You, Rod, More and More each Day !

This is the 1st anniversary that we have been apart, you in Florida and me here in NC..........

You are the kindest, most generous man I have known.
I Love that we "GET" each other and are right there if either one needs something...You have spoiled me to a life I never had......Calm, No Stress, Gentle...these things in you make me happy.
I look forward to many more Wonderful Years of Marriage with you...

Can't wait until Thursday night to see you.

Your Loving Wife!

My daughter, Christie,came up to Greensboro for Father's Day and to pick me up...I really hated leaving Mama and Daddy, and I cried as soon as I got out of daddy's room, but I know that I need these few days to rest up before My surgery....But, I feel terribly about leaving everything for my Sister and BIL to do...We have talked Daddy into going to Renee's(my sister), when he leaves the hospital..They have a huge great room and have already moved some things around to accommodate whatever Daddy might need....and My BIL drew up plans to build an apartment on the end of their house for Mama and Daddy...At first Daddy said NO....but I think he now realizes it would really be for the best for him and Mama and for my sister and her DH too..... Daddy is improving and the panic attacks have calmed down, but Dr said still give him xanax, until he gets stronger..The nurses have been walking him a couple of times a day for the past 3 days...with a walker of course....We are hoping the insurance with approve him to do re-hab there at the hospital, they should know today....Nursing homes were not an optional,again, unless they could find one where all the re-hab patients were in a separate wing from the Nursing home patients...
So I will be here in Wilmington, NC with my daughter, her DH and sons until Thursday, Christie will drive me to Greenville and Rod will drive up there on Thursday from Florida...I have to be in the Heart Center for pre-op @ 8:30 Friday morning....

More Updates

Hi to everyone, I have more news on my Daddy!..He was doing good with re-hab in the nursing home but where he was, was terrible with 2 women on that hall crying and screaming day and night, we stayed with him all day until we were told visiting hours were over....All the nurses and tech's were pretty good while we were there, but Daddy said the night time ones were not so good....Also, they were not giving him one of his med's that was listed, Toprol, it is a blood pressure med but it was given to Daddy to slow his heart rate down....when we ask about it, they said his BP was too low already and they could not give it to him....I and my Sister, Renee, tried to explain that the low BP was normal for him and he really needed the Toprol for the heart rate....
Well, on Sunday night, he started having Panic attacks and was telling them he needed the med to slow his heart rate..They told him to calm down and that he was causing himself to feel like that.....He said about 2 am, he pushed his light for the nurse, no one came, so he Hollered and Cried for what seemed like and hour to him....when someone finally came he asked them to call his daughter, Renee (my sister)....they waited until 4 am to call her and she told them to call 911 and send him to Cone Hospital in Greensboro...so they did....Renee went to the nursing home and got there as the ambulance did, she knew one of the EMT's and told him what was going on...I called my Mama and she and I went to the hospital....They called his heart Dr...and he ordered his Toprol and after 20 minutes his heart rate come down from 120 to the 60 and 70's...The his heart Dr came in to see him and ordered Xanax for the panic attacks...he admitted him and we stayed with him all day, Renee took Mama home and I spent the night..He would have a panic attack almost as soon as the xanax wore off, but they were good about being right there with it on time...Tues morning, he started doing better and was not having the attacks as bad, he was able to go longer before getting the xanax.......during the night though, he would wake up in a panic, asking Where am I?...I talked to him to let him know I was there and he would calm down and go back to sleep...
my niece, Samantha, brought Mama in and Renee went on to work......I cam home and ate a tomato sandwich and layed down and napped a while, but when I got up, I was sick on my stomach and very tired...Samantha stayed the night and Renee went by and brought Mama home...I was planning on taking Mama this morning(WED), but I was still sick, so my nephew got up and took Mama out there.....Samantha just got home and said Daddy had a good night except when they come in for blood or vitals.....She said a re-hab tech from the hospital came in to acess him and got him to walk a little with assistance, so that is good.....
I am going to stay here at my sisters house today and try to get my tiredness better.....not sue If I will make it out there this evening or not....My sister is spending the night tonight...I didn't want her too because of her job but they are willing to work with her....Plus, I can't let myself get run down before my surgery....
Life sure can be stressful sometimes....I hope you all with continue to pray for my Daddy and me and family....

UPDATE ON MY DADDY

I flew to NC on Sat. because my Daddy was not doing well at all and I have to say, When I got here and got to the hospital and saw him, I really though he was dying and so did my family....He was in such terrible pain.....After all of the tests and 2 team of Doctors checked everything out, they are saying his cholesterol medicine, Provachol was attacking his muscles and causing them to deteriorate...
Monday, God answered our prayers and he started turning the corner for the better....When I got here Sat. , he was not able to walk or even stand on his own, but Monday, he just started looking so much better and started to eat a little, and they got him in a chair, and he did so well on Tue, they said all he needs now is Physical Therapy, so today he was sent to a re-hab center and hopefully they will get started with PT tomorrow and he will continue to get stronger....He is still is pain, but he is able to tolerate it better.... and he still can not get up by himself or stand by himself, but we are hoping that will change quickly...

I am planning on staying here(until its time for me to go to Greenville, NC for my surgery) and helping get my Mama there.....I told the staff this evening that they better get used to us,(meaning my family)because we will be there A LOT.....and making sure he is well cared for.....

I am so tired.....
will try to keep doing updates here..
Brenda

My Daddy

More bad news, my Daddy has been in the hospital in NC since Sunday, they have been trying to find out why he is hurting so bad and they are thinking now that he has cancer of the blood, they are running more test on the protein in his blood and will tell my family what they find...

It hurts me to not be able to be there with my family, My daddy is a wonderful person and a good Christian....I know God is there with him and I am praying that he will not let my daddy hurt, no matter what it means for that to happen....I want him to live a lot longer but not in pain all the time...

Prayers appreciated..
Brenda

I have a Surgery Date!

I finally have a surgery date, June 30th, its a Tuesday......
Hubby and I will have to travel from Florida up to NC on
Thursday, the 25th, I have to meet with the surgeon on Friday morning
the 26th, for consultation and pre-op....I am anxious to get this over
with....Hospital stay is 5 days....So Have a lot of things to plan out now
and get ready for this...I am happy that my family is in NC, some 4-5
hours away and my youngest daughter is in Wilmington, NC, 2 hours away
I am going to be going to her house to re-coup a couple of weeks and Hubby can come back to Florida and try to work until I am able to ride back..

Thank you to everyone who has commented and e-mailed....
and also for the Prayers...
hugs
Brenda