Day 4 ~~ Days of Thanksgiving ~~

So sometimes in life you have to see the silver lining.....

Sometimes things hurt and it is hard to see the brighter side.....

But I am so thankful for Days of Thanksgiving, because it gives me the opportunity to do just that.

You see, this week, mom had a cardiologist appointment to check out her heart with the new medication they put her on, and also to check her pace maker.

I knew mom hadn't been feeling very well, but I didn't realize how bad she has probably been feeling.

The pace maker showed that she is still having A LOT of A-Fib.

The medicine isn't helping as much as they'd hoped.

The doctor talked over some different options, but at the end of the day, he decided it was best just to keep things the way they are. 
Mom is on so many medicines and there is one in particular that keeps her from being able to take some meds that would help this problem.
So we are just keeping things the way they are :(
I just wish there was more we could do.

This is a well loved mom, Grandma and Great Grandma.
We love her so ~~ and am SO thankful for her!!!

So on this Thankful Friday,
I am so thankful for my mom.

I pray for God's best in my mama's life.
She is a beautiful woman, inside and out.

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Have a Blessed weekend ~~ I love you ~~



An Update and a little fun .....

So my mom is still in the hospital and we still don't know anything.

They are turning her over to an Orthopaedic doctor, but so far he/she hasn't been in.

So we wait.....

She is still in pain and unable to walk on her left leg, and we still don't know why.

She is on pain meds and they are keeping her comfortable.

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Sir Cuteness's birthday was last Sunday.

Our little scoop of lovely G-babe turned 3 ~~ 3!!!

Can you believe it?!!

Well the week before his birthday, I took this video while we waited his mama to pick him up.

So stinkin' cute ~~ I can hardly stand it!!!

When he says he wants to be 2 again, I told him it doesn't really work that way,

to which he replies, I'll ask PaPa!!

Cracks me up!!! 
If Gamma can't fix it.....PaPa can!!!!!  =)

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On the whole crafting end of things..... I have been working on some lovely projects and techniques and will be sharin some of my work soon.

I love you all so ~~ have a Blessed Day ~~

Update on Mom and SSMT #8

WOW it has been a fast moving and changing few days. On Thursday, my baby sis and I took my mom to her new oncologist. The Oncologist mom has had for years retired, and so we have a new one. Dr. W is so sweet and from Johannesburg, South Africa and has a lovely accent. We really like her. While we were there, they did the routine blood work, weight and vitals, and found that mom's heart was only beating 40 beats per minute. Of course, this was very concerning as it was a new symptom. So in a whirlwind of events, she was admitted to the hospital. I stayed with her the first night, expecting a pacemaker surgery Friday morning, but at about 10:30 PM the nurse came in and said that mom was in A-Fib and that she had called the cardiologist and our primary care, because her blood pressure had also gone through the roof, but her heart was still only beating between 38-44 bpm. It was so strange. Well, the doc came in the next morning and said that they were holding off on the pacemaker until they got the test results back from the echocardiagram. He told us her AV node was plaqued and that may require a new valve, which would have not been good at all, as that is open heart surgery. But he came in later and told us that the AV node had changed (in two years), but at this time would not require surgery, but would continue to deteriorate. But we deal with now right? Yep, so we did and she was taken into surgery about 4:40 pm on Friday and the pacemaker was put in, and her heart immediately responded and is now beating between 60 - 70 bpm. That is good news, but the best news in all this came yesterday when the PA came in and told us that the pacemaker was also taking care of the A-Fib so no blood thinners right now. YAY!!! So happy!! Well, for a month someone will have to stay with her 24/7, and as a family, we are working this out, so if you don't see me a lot on here for a little while, know that I miss you and love you and will try to keep you updated and post some fun graduation happenings. And we'd sure appreciate your prayers for our sweet mother Christine, and also for us, her kiddos, my brother Rusty and sisters Rhonda and Dena and myself for wisdom and strength. We get along really well, and for that I am so thankful. We are all on the same page with mom's care, and know that we may have to make some hard decisions regarding that, in the not so distant future. But we are holding on to the One who loves us the most. ************************************************** Well, Friday was also the 15th and time for a new SSMT #8. WOW!! Well, I had another verse picked out, but it just doesn't seem like the one for this time. And the LORD has laid this verse on my heart for some time and I've quoted it right along with my other ones now for weeks, so time to make it official. Jonah 2:8 "Those who cling to worthless idols, forfeit the grace that could be theirs." Thank you so much for your sweet comments and prayers. They are of great strength to me right now. Love you so ~~ Oh one more thing..... do you remember my SSMT #7 "(She) He will have no fear of bad news; (her) his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD." Yep He knew exactly what I would need. Love you so ~~