Monday, September 24, 2007

Where's that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel?

3 comments:

Nick said...

I'm stressed too, sweetie. I don't know how I'm gonna find the time to kick all of these guys in the balls................. : 0

Deidre said...

Jen
I'll sure keep all this in my prayers and pass the word so that others are praying for you, your mother and the whole load. That sure is a lot to carry on your shoulders. One bit of advice that has always helped me and I hope it does you to is the saying " This to shall pass". Just take one day at a time.

My dad was in the hospital a month not truly knowing if he'd come out or not I just had to leave it in God's hands. Everything looked pretty bad. His heart keeps producing it's own cholesterol, so he was going in for his 23 stint. Had a heart attack on the table. They got him stabilized and his kidneys shut down. He ended up with Pneumonia. He even told me he'd kill himself if he went on perminant dialysis. Tell me that's not a load to carry. Non of my family would go with me to see him in Virginia because his wife is sometimes a very hard person to tolerate. ( long story there) But
He's home now doing well. At the same time my dad was going through this I worried about my husband. my husband has been off work since St. Patrick's Day when his brother hit him ( both were drunk) with a car on purpose.... for making a pass at his girlfriend. He was life flighted. $7, thousand for that alone. The doctors at Grant Hospital did surgery and put a metal rod through the top bone, a metal plate on the other side of his ankle, and two screws through his ankle. I lost count on that total bill. Plus a 4 day stay in the hospital. We can't get help because he had a good job when it all happened. Now that's messed up too. What good does that do us now? It has been 6 months and his bone hasn't healed. The break is coming back apart. His appointment is in Columbus October 24th and they will probably schedule him for a bone graft. Which means more bills and probably 6 more months off work. I even think of the fact " what if it won't heal, then what?" I have to leave it in God's hands. Take one day at a time. We'll both see the light at the end of the tunnel soon. In the mean time if there's anything I can do to lighten the load I'm here for the asking. Just keep looking up and thinking positive thoughts about it all. Things will start looking better soon. What is your mothers name by the way?

Nick said...

Thanks for thinking of us Cindy. Whew! it's been a crazy year for everyone, it seems.