Bad news, my mom is in hospital

May 8, 2006 By

Bad news arrived today. My mom is in the hospital. She had congestive heart failure over the weekend and it got worse from there. Yesterday she had a stroke, I learned today, and they tried to clean out the clot and didn't get it all, so the doctors are telling my brothers that it's very likely she'll see moderate to major paralysis of her right side. And she's not out of the woods yet.

Why am I saying this all on my blog? Cause it's interesting how family members and friends use my blog to learn about what's going on in my life and also to help. I got a phone call and email from friends of my mom's who found me through search engines. (Yet another reason I leave my cell phone and email address on my blog).

Anyway, tomorrow I'll be flying to Montana to see her and my brothers.

Emotionally it hasn't really hit yet (my mom and I weren't close, but she's still my mom and I'm not ready to lose her). It's going to be a long week.

I'm off to Wikipedia to learn more about stroke and what the future for my mom holds. Anyone have good information and/or suggestions of things to ask the doctors? One nice thing about having such a smart audience is lots of you have already gone through these kinds of experiences.

Filed Under: 1
← Older Comments
Newer Comments →
  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://doozzo.wordpress.com/ doozzo

    I am so sorry Robert.

    Lots of strength,

    Doozzo

  • http://tomrafteryit.net/ Tom Raftery

    Robert, My Mom had a stroke and heart attack in October last year. Feel free to email me (tom@tomrafteryit.net) or phone me (+353 86 384 0828) to have a chat.

    Best of luck.

    Tom.

  • http://tomrafteryit.net/ Tom Raftery

    Robert, My Mom had a stroke and heart attack in October last year. Feel free to email me (tom@tomrafteryit.net) or phone me (+353 86 384 0828) to have a chat.

    Best of luck.

    Tom.

  • http://tomrafteryit.net/ Tom Raftery

    Robert, My Mom had a stroke and heart attack in October last year. Feel free to email me (tom@tomrafteryit.net) or phone me (+353 86 384 0828) to have a chat.

    Best of luck.

    Tom.

  • http://www.brick-labs.com/ Eric D. Burdo

    Robert, We are praying for you and your family.

  • http://www.brick-labs.com/ Eric D. Burdo

    Robert, We are praying for you and your family.

  • http://www.brick-labs.com/ Eric D. Burdo

    Robert, We are praying for you and your family.

  • http://www.brick-labs.com/ Eric D. Burdo

    Robert, We are praying for you and your family.

  • http://www.brick-labs.com/ Eric D. Burdo

    Robert, We are praying for you and your family.

  • http://www.brick-labs.com/ Eric D. Burdo

    Robert, We are praying for you and your family.

  • http://www.brick-labs.com/ Eric D. Burdo

    Robert, We are praying for you and your family.

  • Pingback: blending the mix » Man Utd set date for Smith return

  • http://spaces.msn.com/markmario/ Mark Harris

    I am very sorry to hear about your Mom. Best wishes to her and the whole family.
    Best
    Mark

  • http://spaces.msn.com/markmario/ Mark Harris

    I am very sorry to hear about your Mom. Best wishes to her and the whole family.
    Best
    Mark

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com/ Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://www.livinusnosike.com Livinus Nosike

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the concern you have shown on our friends Scobleizer’s mum’s situation.

    I and few friends have decided to dedicate saturday afternoon to talk about this at the free chatroom in http://www.livinusnosike.com.

    Hope to see you there.
    Livinus Nosike

  • http://sxoop.wordpress.com/ sxoop

    My Mom had a stroke and suffered paralysis on the right side of her body. With physiotherapy she made a good recovery. It takes time though.
    My thoughts are with you.

  • http://sxoop.wordpress.com/ sxoop

    My Mom had a stroke and suffered paralysis on the right side of her body. With physiotherapy she made a good recovery. It takes time though.
    My thoughts are with you.

  • Pingback: TinyScreenfuls.com » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Transparency

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • amen

    I’m very sorry to hear about this. :(

  • http://www.nigelcooke.com/ monkeyleader

    Sorry to hear the news – hope your holding up okay ..

    Nige

  • http://www.nigelcooke.com/ monkeyleader

    Sorry to hear the news – hope your holding up okay ..

    Nige

  • http://www.nigelcooke.com/ monkeyleader

    Sorry to hear the news – hope your holding up okay ..

    Nige

  • http://www.nigelcooke.com monkeyleader

    Sorry to hear the news – hope your holding up okay ..

    Nige

  • http://tenyearsofpics.blogspot.com/ Patrick Dodds

    Good luck to you and all your family and look after each other together won’t you?

  • http://tenyearsofpics.blogspot.com/ Patrick Dodds

    Good luck to you and all your family and look after each other together won’t you?

  • http://tenyearsofpics.blogspot.com/ Patrick Dodds

    Good luck to you and all your family and look after each other together won’t you?

  • http://tenyearsofpics.blogspot.com/ Patrick Dodds

    Good luck to you and all your family and look after each other together won’t you?

← Older Comments
Newer Comments →