Saturday, March 28, 2009

Prayers needed please

Our new grandson Chace is in the NICU in Dallas- it appears he has somehow contracted Encephlitis somehow. Heather's not sure where he got it but I guess it might have come from someone with a cold sore. He'll be in the NICU for awhile it sounds like. Please say prayers for Chace that he'll come thru this with no problems. So hard to hear since he's only 18 days old! He's having some seizures along with this so it's a hard time for his momma,daddy and big sis right now. and for Grandma too who is so far away! I SOOOOO wish I could be there right now with them to give Heather my shoulder to lean on. It's hard being away from them when they need us. Why do our kids have to grow up let alone want to be away from home. I understand now how my parents felt when we moved Heather from NY to CO when she was a mere 5 wks old...sucks to grow up doesn't it? Anyways I'll post more as I know more...thankfully too one of my scrapping grannies group members live about a half hr from where Chace and Heather are so she's going to go visit them tomorrow and take Heather/Tammi ,our other daughter, out to lunch then go peak in on Chace for me...thanks Kate! Love ya girl!
Today was Jon's 45 birthday so we went to his moms and she took us all to lunch. We sat out on the patio and had shrimp all you could eat...yummmm...then while sitting there I got to looking at her left hand and noticed her ring finger on her left hand was all red- Mom let me see your finger- her nail had grew so long it was curled back around the finger and had cut into the finger but she didn't know it! She has no use of the hand after her stroke in 03 so she never paid attention! We took her over to urgent care and sure enough! It was infected- the doc cut the nail best he could and it was all pussy under there...then the ass- was looking at ME telling me how to care for it- I looked at him and said Um- it's her you need to be talking to and telling how! Not me! She's not deaf! oh I was pissed! I've never had to talk to a doc like that but he made me mad- 1st t ime I thought well it wasn't a big deal, I thought he would turn and talk to mom too...NOPE! After he started again that's when I looked at him and told him he needed to be talking to mom not me! and then he was cranking her hand around and hurting her I thought she would smack him! I reminded him she had a stroke and had no use of the hand but it hurt her to move it- he finally was a little gentler then...doctors can be a PITA sometimes when they don't listen! or at least pay attention to the patient!

2 comments:

Snowsmoon said...

Oh, Miss Karen I will surely say a pray for your little guy, Chase. He is so tiny...I will keep you and your family in my prayer until I hear that things are better. It is so hard being away from our children but most of all the little ones but I know how you feel. I have most of my kid here in Florida now but it was always like that. My baby girl was living in KY for a while and even though I talked to her daily, I still just need to see her face and give her a hug especially when she was hurting or crying on the phone.

So I have to agree with you, life suck getting old period...kids fly away from the nest and the whole treats you like we are invisible.

Happy birthday, belated, Jon!!!!!!!!! Big hugs Girlfriend and I will check back to see how things from going for your little, Chase! tons of thoughts and prayers for him and your family..

Your Sister of the Traveling Digi Scrappers
Dawn

The Cooking Photographer said...

I'm praying for Chase. Poor baby!!!

And I'm sorry about how the doctors treated you about you mom. Wow.

Laura