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Tim M

Tim M

PRESIDENT, Member # 015
GCC Member
Location
St. Charles
First Name
Tim
Last Name
Mauldin
I sit here typing this today about a week from Mother's day in the hospital with my Mom. A discussion with the Dr today bring's me to the realization of how fragile life is. My Mom fell and broke her leg in July '07, and I had to put her in a nursing home after that for what I thought would be rehab back to her feet. One thing has led to another and she has spent more time on her back and in the hospital and has never walked since. She has had bouts with pneumonia, bed sores, infections and on and on, each time getting weaker. Today, the Dr. says I should really consider hospice. :( He says they have hit a brick wall with her treatment. They tell me that hospice will continue to treat her issues, but that she will be made more comfortable until end of life comes. Sorry to unload here, but thought this would explain my absence to meetings, on the board and generally, just being a stick in the mud. Please, make sure you spend the time with your Mom's and make sure they know you love 'em. I think the meetings I can make will be therapy, so I will try to make them when I can. Mom tells me to keep 'living' and to keep on doing.

Thanks, Tim.:)
 
Love & Faith Overcomes All

Purple Venom said:
I sit here typing this today about a week from Mother's day in the hospital with my Mom.* A discussion with the Dr today bring's me to the realization of how fragile life is.* My Mom fell and broke her leg in July '07, and I had to put her in a nursing home after that for what I thought would be rehab back to her feet.* One thing has led to another and she has spent more time on her back and in the hospital and has never walked since.* She has had bouts with pneumonia, bed sores, infections and on and on, each time getting weaker.* Today, the Dr. says I should really consider hospice.* :(* He says they have hit a brick wall with her treatment.* They tell me that hospice will continue to treat her issues, but that she will be made more comfortable until end of life comes.* Sorry to unload here, but thought this would explain my absence to meetings, on the board and generally, just being a stick in the mud.* Please, make sure you spend the time with your Mom's and make sure they know you love 'em.* I think the meetings I can make will be therapy, so I will try to make them when I can.* Mom tells me to keep 'living' and to keep on doing.Thanks, Tim.:)
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Wow. It's Prayer time. Dear Heavenly Father We beseech You. Be with Tim & his Mother in this time when they need Your comfort & assurance of peace & love when all is not well. Give them the courage to endure the suffering they are going through when it is hard to comprehend why it is so. Grant them moments of respite from the pain & suffering so they can enjoy each others company whenever possible. It is hard to be thankful to You in times like this, but we do thank you for the death of Your son Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. We pray these things in Jesus precious name. Amen. Tim: U must be very proud to be her son. For what a testament to her character & love for you that she would unselfishly think of you in her time of suffering. My prayers & thoughts are with you my friend. Dave/Matthew 10:16
 
Tim,
Sorry to hear about what you are going through. Hang in there. My Mom went through the same thing a few years ago and has finally fully recovered. None of us kids thought she would but she surprised us all. There is hope and she will be in our thoughts and prayers as well.

Mike
 
Tim,

I understand what you're going through. For me thought, it's been my father. My families thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom. Like the other guys have said, there's always hope. I whole heartedly agree with you though that we need to spend time with our parents and family and never leave it to assume they know how we feel about them. Tell them. Take care and I hope we'll see you soon.
 
Update - Today, another step the hospital had taken my Mom off of Coumadin (an anticoagulant). This medication is helpful for patients with clotting. We were told that additional blood tests would not be necessary, so I had her PICC line removed. She get's back to the nursing home, and they want to put her back on it, but she doesn't want to let them draw blood without the PICC. So, she and I decided to not take it anymore. The issues are obvious, she could develop additional clotting, one could break loose, then bad stuff happens. On the other hand, her nose bleeds will stop, she won't bruise as easy, and if she get's a cut, it will clot much quicker at the wound. Like I said, it is now about quality of life rather than quantity. She is tired of being a "lab rat". Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I read Guideposts to her almost daily. If you aren't familiar with this book, it provide many inspiring stories and prayers for a lot of situations that we usually don't even notice. It has helped us both. Brother and Sister are coming up this weekend to visit her and we are going to finalize the funeral plans. Don't get the wrong idea, we aren't burying her yet, it's just pre-planning and a chance that all three of us are together. However, don't think it will be any easier......
 
Keep Praying Buddy

Thanks 4 keepn us updated Tim. Let us know what we can do. I'm there 4 U anytime. Just give me a call & I'm there. Dave
 
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