Daudy update

Picture of Daudy taken 6/12

Pictures of Daudy today

We left the hospital at 10:30 tonight with a lot of questions.  There will be more tests run in the morning, trying to get some answers and direction.  Daudy will be 87 on June 28th.

Daudy-Wil's dad

Yesterday I took the day off since I had a Doctor appointment in the morning. In the afternoon, I pulled some weeds at Daudy's place, mowed my yard and then went to the garden. Most always, I take my phone with me, and yesterday I didn't.

Wil came home and said that he had gotten a call from the police that Daudy had an accident on the way to the Nursing Home, and was at LaGrange Hospital. I quickly changed and we went to LaGrange thinking we would be bringing him home with us. As soon as we saw him, we knew that wasn't the case. They told us that he had broken his right ankle and wanting to do CT Scans.

I went to the Nursing Home to give Mom the news. She thought sure I'd take her over to the hospital and I felt bad not to, but knew that I couldn't. While I was still there, Wil said they had a mini crisis on the way back from the CT Scan. The brief time that Daudy was off his oxygen, he became unresponsive. The ER doctor felt that he should be transferred and so we asked to have him sent to Goshen. There he would be treated with Doctors that knew his history. Before he left Lagrange, the ER Doctor put in 7 staples in the back of his head, where he had a big cut. That was done without numbing and I had to walk out the room. For those of you that know him would appreciate the comment he made when they were done..."well, that wasn't necessary"! We were very pleased with his care at LaGrange.

We had called for Mary to join us at Lagrange after Daudy had been unresponsive. On the way back to Goshen, we got sandwiches and then were with Daudy until late. He seemed confused before he settled down and went to sleep.

This morning early, he made a change for the worse and has more or less been sleeping the entire day. His lungs started filling up and he was moaning and groaning with each breath. They gave him something that would drain the fluids which helped the rattles in his lungs. The Surgeon is feeling like the 3 hour surgery would be too much for Daudy and there is a good chance that they will just put on a cast.

I have been sitting with Daudy since 7:00 this morning. His labored breathing and groaning had gotten to me around 10:00 and I decided to go down to see Wil. The tears started to fall as I left the room. I got down to Wil's office and he was in a meeting, so I pulled myself back together and went back to the room. I sent Matt a text and asked if he would come out to see Daudy sometime today. He ended up coming, around 2:00. Thanks Matt.

Around 11:00, they gave Dad some more Morphine and from there out, he slept without groaning. However, now it's more or less impossible to wake him. Before his morphine, he would mumble out a word or two when I asked him a question. I got him to open his eyes when Matt came, but I don't expect him to remember. He hasn't eaten since yesterday noon.

4:10 The surgeon was just in, and showed Wil and I the x-rays of Daudy's ankle. For right now, since Daudy isn't doing so good, they will wait to put on a cast until Friday or Saturday.

So now we wait.................

Good Times

Good times at the Yoder Round up at Wilbur and Sarah's house. Sadly, I forgot our camera.

Sawyer enjoyed playing in the sand and making Ice Cream cones. "Do you want a lick, grandma?"

Fishing was another highlight for both Sawyer and Brennan.

A day with Brennan

This morning, Brennan came over to our place, to play the wii.  Normally when he comes running up the stairs real fast, it’s because, he almost waited too long to use the bathroom.  Today it was, “Grandma, I’m really hungry for peanut butter balls and I was thinking, if you don’t have any, maybe we could make some”.  We made some.  Later, “Grandma, do you know where you may have a toad”?  He is obsessed with toads right now.

Later, it was time to climb the chimney.  He climbs high enough that I ask him to wait until I can lift him back down.

Feelings, nothing more than feelings

This evening as I sit alone in my house, I'm pondering a lot lot of things. Some of my thoughts, are best not shared.

Today at church, someone insinutaed that I don't value old people, since I didn't think that Wil's quartet needed to practice before singing at Greencroft.

It was just a reminder for me, once again, that one doesn't always see the full picture. This person explained why he reacted to me and I explained, that this is a busy time in my life. Right now, I'm committed to helping with our grandchildren, whom are our pride and joy.

We also go to LaGrange, to the Nursing Home 2-3 times a week to visit my Mother-in-law. Those visits are mixed with mother's tears of happiness to see us, complaining about the same rules each time, and then today, complaining about a Male Nurse having the nerve to come in her room and try and take care of her! We also found out that Wil's Dad, feels negleted when we don't take the time to visit with him every few days. I wonder sometimes how my parents must feel about us, since we seldom visit them.

Feelings, nothing more than feelings.

Splitting Wood

Today, I took off of work to help Wil split, load, unload and stack firewood. It was trees that Nipsco cut down since they were afraid that someday, they may be a problem for the power lines. I helped with 4 truck loads and then Wil, Isaiah and Brennan did one more load after I left to go biking with the church ladies. Both Isaiah and Brennan helped us some in the morning.

These pictures were taken on Friday evening when we were watching Sawyer and Jeremiah. Wil and Isaiah spilt, loaded and unloaded a truck full. Sawyer and Jeremiah really wanted to help Papaw as well.

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Plenty to do

There has been plenty of Activity around here. Matt started the project of adding Geothermo heat. That meant cutting down tree's and brush and a lot of work. Those of you that know me well, know that I'd much rather work outside than inside my house. Between helping Matt last week, the entire Tuesday evening working in our yard and then 3 hours pulling weeds and raking at Daudy's place today....My body knows that it has worked.

Sawyer and Jeremiah had a lot of fun playing outside with me on Thursday. I discovered that you can't work on a project outside while you are responsible for Jeremiah. He is a busy body that you have to keep your eyes on.

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AZ Visit

Reunion with Melissa and Isaiah at the airport.             

Wil & I pulling weeds.  Their entire back landscaping was covered in weeds since they can’t spray because of the dogs.  When we were 3/4 done, we put up a fence so we could spray it!

And now it’s really time to take a break. You can’t be in AZ when it’s perfect weather and not relax a little in the sun.

We also enjoyed a great meal at the Ethiopian Restaurant.

  

Isaiah changed door knobs for his Mom, to earn money for his St’ Jude Hospital Fund Raiser.

  

Early celebration of Isaiah’s

13th Birthday

A motorized scooter given to Isaiah that belonged to Grandpop.

All dressed up for Henry’s Memorial Service.

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It’s Spring

It’s Spring and Matt had 50 tree’s that needed planting.  With some help from Isaiah, Brennan and Grandma, Matt and Wil got them planted in two evenings.

It didn’t take Brennan long to find tree’s to climb and by the end of the 1st evening Isaiah found out that it’s best to wear long pants in the woods.

Although Isaiah was unhappy about all the scratches on his legs from planting on Monday night, he was in the woods climbing the tree and claiming it as his own, when I got home from work. On the way to El Zoritto, he told me how much he loves the woods and how relaxing it is to sit in the tree.  Of course, he also had his IPod in his ear as he was sitting in the tree.

He found his mother’s sweatshirt to wear on our second night. The 1st night he wore one of Monica’s.  Isaiah is quite proud of the name Westview right now.

The boys are all the happiest when they can play outside.  Sawyer is getting over the Croup or he would have been out there with us.

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More of my boys

Getting adjusted by Dr. B Brushing teeth It was time for a change Isaiah-entertaining  Ugly face contest

I know what you are thinking, but the boy was actually eating, so I wasn’t about to disturb him.

Sawyer is our little cutie pie that gets himself in trouble a lot.  He loves his younger brother, but he also likes to be mean to him, which gets him into trouble.  He hasn’t quite gotten the drift that being sorry means that you don’t do the same thing again, at least not in the same hour! Isaiah and Brennan-two boys that want to be together, but often struggle with getting on each others nerves.  One minute they are annoyed with each other, the next minute, they wonder where the other is. 

Sunday morning, Wil and Matt left for church at 7:15.  Around 8:00 Monica called and asked if Brennan had come to our house, his blanket was on their bed, but he was no where to be found.  I said that I’d be right over.  By the time I got over, she was crying and on the phone with Matt at church.  She had searched the whole house several times.  A bit later, she found him under the pile of blankets on their bed.  His eyes got rather watery when he saw that she had been crying.  He said he was trying to surprise her.  I have a feeling at the next hide and seek, he won’t stay hidden very long.

Sunday afternoon, Isaiah and Brennan went with us to the Nursing Home.  The boy’s great grandma Barbara, has Parkinson.  Brennan is just sitting there watching her hands, shaking rather profusely.  Then he asked what any child might wonder, “Hey, are you doing that or are you hands doing it by them self?”

To post this seems like bad timing, with my brother just coming out of a stressful surgery, but it gave me something else to focus on.