The Christmas Curse strikes again...

[ladyiapetus]

Two months ago my grandmother had surgery on a hernia that was pushing her stomach up into her chest. She spent about a month in a rehabilitation center. Mom noticed that during the hospital stay and after she came home, Grandma seemed a bit more out of it than usual.

Yesterday Grandma fell and wound up fracturing her pelvis in two places. She's in the hospital right now, and hopefully will be transferred to our local nursing home for therapy after she's discharged. But mentally she's gotten a lot worse. Mom thinks it's probable that she won't be coming home from the nursing home at all; it'd be too hard for my grandfather to take care of Grandma, especially with his own health problems.

Damnit, it's not fair. I knew it would have to happen someday; I could see that Grandma was declining as well as my mom could. But why now? Why Christmas? Damnit, I lost one grandparent around this time seven years ago. Do I have to start losing another one so soon?

I swear, my Christmases have to be cursed; one bad thing always has to happen...

Comments

[rocker55.livejournal.com]

I would like to say "I can sympathize" But that never seems to be a good thing to say about situations like this...

I guess the best I can say, is I hope something good comes your way soon, and that my well wishes are with you and your grandparents. I know it might not help much, but I do wish I knew smoething to say or do that could help.

[akino-ame.livejournal.com]

I don't want to sound insensitive or anything, but at least you have the chance to know that this is happening ahead of time. My grandmother's death in September came from a sudden illness, and I still hate the doctors in Gainesville for not even trying to do anything to help, making her worse instead. Is there a possibility that something the doctors did is what's making her so terrible?

[ladyiapetus]

My mom thinks that it might have something to do with some of the medications she had been taking after the surgery, both side effects and going off of certain ones too soon. From what she told me the rehab place didn't do much as far as monitoring her medications went, and neither has her regular doctor. And it's too hard for my grandfather to keep track of too. So hopefully we can get something straightened out as far as that goes.

[mooneflowerz.livejournal.com]

Hopefully the hospital will, or maybe the nursing home and get her back up and about again?

I can, however, empathize...for awhile now, I've been worried about my own grandmother's health...and exactly how much longer we're going to have her around. She's vowed off all of her medication and her doctor (and mom and I agree) thinks it's not for the best. Your family is in my prayers...*huggles*

[cynthia-harrell.livejournal.com]

*hug*