Hello Jay, Thanks for sharing with us. You and her are in my prayers. That is a sweet, touching shot that I am sure will be cherished.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 2, 2007, 5:50:47 PM, you wrote: JT> PDML'rs, JT> Definitely a great deal of sadness here with the Taylor family as we JT> prepare to bid farewell to my Mom. JT> She would be 88 years old on April 20th, but we are all but certain JT> that she will not be able to celebrate this years birthday. Unable to JT> recover from a colonectomy surgery performed in February coupled with JT> Aortic Stenosis, her condition has continued to deteriorate over the JT> past several weeks. JT> She had not been eating and drinking enough to sustain herself and JT> was back in the hospital within a couple weeks after surgery for JT> dehydration. With her fluids stabilized the hospital had informed us JT> that they pretty much had done all they could do for her short of JT> inserting a feeding tube which she would not want nor allow. The best JT> thing that we could do for her is bring her home to be comfortable JT> with hospice care. JT> Fortunately, we had just bought a new house last summer with a JT> "Mother-in-Law" unit in the downstairs portion where my mom and JT> brother were able to move in with us. So, the three of us have been JT> caring for her (my wife works from home) since her discharge about JT> six weeks ago. JT> At first we were hopeful that being back at home would give her the JT> motivation and comfort to have better chance of recovery. She had JT> been eating a little more and drinking Ensure protein drinks regularly. JT> But she was still not taking in enough nutrients to sustain herself. JT> It seemed that she had just lost all interest in food altogether JT> except for maybe chocolates and a few select fruits. At first she was JT> walking around OK even by herself with the help of the walker. But JT> the last couple weeks she's gotten progressively worse to the point JT> where we could no longer even take her to the bathroom via wheelchair JT> because she started passing out from just sitting on the commode. JT> These past few days have been very difficult for all of us knowing JT> that she does not have much time left here with us. Though we do have JT> comfort in knowing that as a true disciple and saint of our Lord JT> Jesus and that a very special place in heaven awaits her. JT> She is truly a very special person. Loved by many who know her and JT> even those who've only had a chance to meet. You see, she is a very JT> loving and humble human being. I can never remember her saying a JT> negative or cruel thing about any single person in her life. She is JT> one of the most self-less persons I have ever known. Always willing JT> to forsake her needs for those of her children and grandchildren and JT> even people she didn't know very well at all. She has taught me so JT> much about life by the example that she lived each and every day; the JT> most important of which is Love. But if it hadn't been for her taking JT> me to church as a young boy and teaching me about Jesus I don't JT> think I'd be here to this day. I could have easily ended up like JT> many of my peers in jails, institutions or dead. JT> It' really hard at the moment to really reflect on just how much she JT> really means to me. I remain hopeful of better days ahead. Here is a JT> photo I took of us shortly after her surgery: JT> http://i.pbase.com/o6/87/63987/1/76532119.31qAeDgY.IMGP0707.jpg JT> If you are so inclined, please pray that her passing will be JT> comforted by the Creator and those who love her. JT> Thank you, JT> John James Taylor, Jr. (aka JayT) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
