Week from Hell is not over yet but only just begun......................

[Mom2MrBaby]

Okay yes this has been the week from Hell and it has only just begun.........if only I could go back to bed and pull the covers over my head and stay there until Monday I would be the happiest person on earth!  My grandmother who growing up was like a 2nd mother to me has been in a nursing home since last October has been doing okay (not good and not bad) but the Dr told us that her kidneys aren't working that well so she will continue to get bladder infections every few months due to her kidneys not filtering properly well about a week ago at 1:30 am my mom received a phone call from the nursing home saying that they were taking my grandmother to the hospital because she was running a high fever and not feeling well so to the hospital she went. After about a week or so of being in the hospital and getting fluids and medications they decided to put in a pic line so they can continue to give her medication once she returned back to the nursing home but after returning back to the nursing home last night she pulled the line out that was put in her arm so again she was brought back to the hospital so they could put it back in this time in her chest. So as of now she is back in the hospital and my mom gets a call from the hursing home social worker saying that maybe a nursing home isn't what she needs right now and for my mom to consider moving her to hospice care but I always thought that hospice care was for people that were terminally ill and dying which my grandmother is not!

Another downfall to my week is that my dad is putting our dog down this Sunday! She is a 13 year old Akita was the best dispostion I have ever seen, loving, caring and I hate to see her go but over the last few months or so her health has been going downhill slowly. My dad had her at the vet and was told that she has a tumow inside that is pushing all her organs in different directions which is affecting her eating, going to the bathroom and being able to control her bodily functions. She also has a cyst on her spine and both the tumor and cyst are inoperable because of her age and by operating it will only give her a few more months to live and not a few years so my dad said no way am I going to put her through the pain of recovering from surgery plus putting her under is very risky at her age.  The vet says now that she is probably anemic because the tumor is more than likely slowly bleeding so she is weak plus she is losing weight and very miserable. You can see her misery in her face and when you get down by her to pet her or give her a kiss she moans in pain! It brings tears to my eyes when I see her like that but I hate to part with her. She was my best friend for 13 years ~ being by my side when I cried, had a bad day at work or had a fight with a boyfriend, stayed up late with me watching movies and eating junk food <lol> The photographer at my wedding took a beautiful photo of her and I while I was all dressed in my gown so I am going to have it blown up and put in a frame! I am very beside myself over this ~ I know they will just give her a shot and she will go to sleep peacefully but..........its going to be hard not having her around anymore! I'm sure she will finally be at peace with God and be taken care of just as good as she was when she lived with us. She deserves it ~ we got her when she was 7 months old and her owner before us used to abuse her and not take care of her but the last 13 years she has been part of our family and not just a dog!

Nora Bear ~ I love you! Peace be with you my best friend!