She survived the surgery yesterday to replace her hip. I am not sure that is what she wanted. When she broke her hip in January she had a moment of clarity just before the surgery to replace the right hip and said, "if I die on the operating table, it would not be the worst thing." Later when she was in skilled care for therapy she could not understand why she could not walk. One evening I said "mom you broke your hip, you may not ever walk again". This really sad look came over her face and she looked down for a bit, then she got a smile on her face and she looked back at me and said, "yea, but I am old so it can't be for long".
Here Mom is surrounded by some of her grandchildren at Emily's wedding.
She has survived so much it is almost hard to image something could actually end her life. She survived brain cancer, almost bled to death from a polyp bleeding in her colon, Broke her sternum and several ribs in her 70's, Has had high blood pressure since she was 50. Her heart is a mess and has been for 20 years, suffers from A-Fib and has been shocked a couple of times to get her heart back in rhythm. She has COPD and at times has trouble breathing. I am sure I am forgetting a few maladies she has survived.
When Dad died 3 years ago I think she spent 6 months just looking at the wall and wondering why she was still here.
Mom as a teenager
This is Mom and me back in the late 70's.
I don't know how long God is going to leave Mom here on this earth, but I do know that she knows God has a place prepared for her forever. She is just waiting and sometimes impatiently for Jesus to come get her. It has been painful to see Mom in pain, frustration and sorrow this year, but it has also given me an opportunity to ask several people, " Mom is assured of her place in heaven, are you?" God does things His way and in His time Mom will get to go home.
She will healthy and happy when she gets there.
