Good Morning WLG Friends…..I have a story for you this morning…I’ll make it as brief as possible.
In July I posted about GPa falling, going to the ER, having a CT Scan taken….no damage shown, all was well….very Thankful
On Sept. 4 GPa had disturbing signs that prompted us to take him again to the ER.
A CT Scan showed bleeding on the entire left side of his brain…
…He was transported by ambulance (it was early evening and dark, weather was too bad for the mediflight) to Great Falls (90 miles) where they have neurosurgeons. (Weather didn’t stop son David; he showed up only minutes behind the ambulance.)
GPa had brain surgery on Sept. 5 and all went well. Praise God!
He was in the hospital for nine days. Very Thankful for the neurosurgeon and medical personnel who are skilled and showed us loving hearts!
We are completely grateful for our amazing family! They immediately stopped everything they were doing and came to us from moment one….
Thankful to Cathy for giving us organization and holding everything together by keeping family who are not in MT updated….we could all talk by phone and texting for moment to moment updates.
Thankful for the abundant blessings of many many healing prayers!
God’s Blessings of safe travel for Cathy and I while she drove us to Great Falls each day….only 90 mi. and a beautiful drive…looking on the bright side.
God’s continuing Blessings for our granddaughter and family who call every day while GPa recovers.
GPa is back to “normal” and moving his body as much as he can, walking in the yard, etc…..he’s not one to sit around :)
Here is a true very long story made very short: Last week on yet another beautiful day, early in the morning, we went fishing, from shore, with our son and daughter…
GPa’s pole began bobbing so he ran over to it, tripped, and rolled down an embankment, landing on his stomach…
D & C moved him over on his back and after using their knowledge about injury, got him on his feet and to the truck…
Took him to the ER at the V.A. where they performed xrays and cat scan…
GRATEFUL for no broken bones! It’s been almost a week and GPa is mending and will heal in time.
A little humor :) Doc at the V.A. had gone fishing in the same place that afternoon…guys in the ER all wanted to know if GPa caught that fish :)…Nope, and neither did the Doc :)
Reminder for all of us that we need to be more cognizant of GPa’s vision impairment.
THANKFUL for family who rally ’round when and where we need them…in the ER, at home, and with phone calls from those not here.
The comment on Mary Ellen’s recent list rings true: “Caring for yourself to strengthen so that you can give.”
To all of our WLG friends, Stay Well and Take Care!