Grateful
Gracious Words
My son has been having serious problems with his car, so we decided to go car shopping today. As we talked with one salesperson, he mentioned that his mother was in another state caring for his grandmother who has Parkinson’s. I told him that I was caring for my parents and that my mother has […]
Attributed to Prayer
A woman who I’ve been praying for had surgery about two weeks ago due to a large mass in her abdomen. I received word that she was doing well and the doctor felt he had removed all of the cancerous tumor. She has been home now for about a week. Today I learned that she […]
Considerate Friend
My dad and brother have been doing some work on the mountain cabin, however, it has come to a standstill due to the unusually wet weather. They were going to head up there today, but it was another rainy day. My dad called a friend who is currently at his cabin just up the road […]
Reassuring Doctor
My mom still wasn’t feeling too great today, so we called her regular doctor. He typically only works on Friday mornings. After explaining her circumstances to the nurses, they were able to squeeze her in for an appointment. Her doctor knows her well and how best to detect certain ailments, such as the dreaded diverticulitis. […]
Quick Trip to the ER
My mom was having stomach troubles last night and during the day today, but as usual, she kept on going and doing what she could. Finally this evening, she started getting very dizzy and feeling really bad. We called her doctor’s office and spoke to the nurse on call who recommended we go to the […]
Private Concert
A little while ago, one of my mom’s friends’ mentioned that she wanted to listen to my mom play the piano. My mom talked to her piano partner and they invited her over this morning. We all visited a while before the concert. Then my mom and her partner played several beautiful pieces. After each […]
Similar Struggles
Today I took my mom to her Parkinson’s exercise class. For about half the time they did some exercising, then the other half they went into another room and had a discussion about how the class has been helping them. During that time, I talked with the other 3 caregivers who were there. We talked […]
Always Praising
In the new prayer group that I joined, there is a couple who I haven’t met yet, but heard that the wife was having a very serious surgery to take out a mass that was found. We prayed for her when we met, and the family was on my mind the whole day of the […]
Blessings in Tragedy
Last night I met with a “small church community” for the second time. One of the couples gave us an update on their daughter who was in a terrible car accident. They said that there were blessings surrounding the whole event. The person who collided with her was drunk at 8:30 in the morning. The […]
Year’s Recovery
Today’s Facebook reminder popped up with the post that I wrote when my mom had her heart attack last year. We had actually been talking about it over the past few days. So much has happened in the year. We were all very worried for my mom – including the doctors. As I reflect on […]
