Not so good Prognosis

Well things are really going down hill for my mom right now. She is surprisingly in good spirits. I guess she's had time to process it. For months we've been praying for my grandma who had a brain tumor and was put on hospice before Thanksgiving. This past weekend she went to be with the Lord. A day or two after Courtney's wedding actually. We were so glad it didn't happen DURING the wedding. Well, the day after my grandma died my grandfather was admitted into the hospital. They found a large tumor in his intestines and all his lymph nodes were greatly enlarged. Meaning....you guessed it....cancer. They get the test results back tomorrow (Wed) to find out to what extent it is. It's like he was holding all his sickness in while he was taking care of her and now that she is gone he is the one that is pretty sick.

My mom said the doctors already said they won't operate because of how serious it is. I heard her say that she kind of feels like after a certain age doctors kind of give up and don't even try to save elderly people. I know what she means. I hear that a lot at work. It is a very different perspective to hear doctors discussing patients at work and what to do and in turn, hear a doctor discuss your family member's prognosis. On one hand I understand why they wouldn't go right to surgery on someone so weak and frail, and on the other hand I want them to do be aggressive with the treatment....if not to give him just a little bit more time on this earth....even if it's just a few more months. I would not be surprised if they put him on hospice as well.

My grandfather is now in a hospital bed, weak from his liquid-only diet (yuck), and emotionally drained, since just a few days ago he buried his wife of 62 years. My grandfather is a pretty stoic man who never shows emotion and who isn't much of a social butterfly. If I called him on the phone to say hi he would literally say "hi- how are you katie, how is your child...what's her name again Ok bye!?" and then he would hand the phone on to someone else to say hi. Hilarious. That is just her personality.

Keep my mom in your prayers as it is a lot to loose both parents within a few months of each other and with my grandfathers prognosis , whatever it may be, Im not sure how much longer he will be here. I pray most of all also that he is not in any pain since they can't do surgery and the tumor is in his stomach.

I have not had much experience with death (thank you Lord) and so this is weird for me....

Since I speak best through pictures I wanted to post these...

This is a funny picture of my grandfather with my two cousins and my mom. This was taken during this Thanksgiving. My grandfather has a good since of humor. (kinda like my mom...only not as cheesy)

This is such a sweet picture of my grandfather and my grandmother ( who just passed away this weekend). This was taken this Thanksgiving. My grandfather was praying with her before bed one night. 62 years later and they were still inseparable.