Well on Thursday last week Nana rang very breathless! Little did she know at the time she was having a heart attack! Keith travelled across town and while driving he rang her and asked her to push her alarm for the ambulance to come! She did and he arrived before the ambulance. He travelled with her in the ambulance to the hospital.
She is very confused about what is actually happening! and very scared about what the future holds but each day she has more resolve!
Nana is just a bit frail! She has a fluid build up on her lungs and her legs are looking very swollen and are starting to look very sore. It is probably just a matter of days before her legs start causing her problems!
The biggest issue she is currently facing is that she has been asked by the Dr if she wants to be resuscitated if her heart was to stop? So she has done loads of deep thinking! There has been no outcome yet but she has certainly thought about all the options!
She has done lots of talking about her family and she is the longest surviving sibling from her family! She is 83 and Frank died when he was 78 so she has survived alot longer than she ever thought! She is one of 9 children and the only one still living.
The children's reactions have been interesting! Emily has freaked out by going to the hospital and she isn't sleeping well! So neither are we!
Aiden is very sensitive and he has a deeper understanding of all that is happening! He understands the concept that Nana is going to die whether it is this week or in 10 years! But the thought that his beloved Nana isn't going to be here forever has rocked his world!
So it is a stressful house!
The best thing about it all is that Nana about 9 years ago sorted out what she wanted for her funeral so that is basically planned!
Life throws these obstacles up at us from time to time and how we deal with them is a symbol of our character.
Emily told a friend of hers at the mall that Nana has a sick heart and is in hospital and has a tricky bed!
So all in all we have a tough time ahead!
Keith is in shut down mode and finds it hard to think through all the jobs he has to do! But at least her went and cleaned out Ann's house and freezer! He said there was food in there from 2002! so well before Emily! So all is cleaned out and now the cleaner can go in and clean!
So he is starting to think about what is needed to be done!
Keep us in your thoughts and any spare energy send our way! :)
Love to you all!
Ruth, Keith, Aiden and Emily
