My grandma isn't better. She is back in the hospital with one-on-one nursing care.
After reading my last post, I realized that it really doesn't convey what I was trying to say. My grandma looks like she's dying. She is so thin and at times, if I don't look at her for who she is, all I can see is a skeleton. It sounds so coarse and unfeeling. But, really, its the exact opposite. I remember the grandma that brought me lunch in the back yard and breakfast in front of the TV. This was my Oma - I fixed her lamps, got things on the high shelf, and remembered where the car was parked. She taught me to play gin and never let me win - I won on my own. I was her miracle grandbaby who she came to see in Germany. I know I had a special place in her heart. I was afraid to write about it ... but the nearest comparison to my grandma's condition is to say she is a lot like Little Anne.
Anne and my grandma both can't sit up without help. If you put food in Anne or my grandma's mouth, her tongue would push it out. Neither of them can really walk. And both need help with the restroom. Both can smile. Both are so happy to see me.
It is so hard because my grandma wants so much to be able to talk and say what she wants, needs, or just to make a joke. She is so happy to see the baby though.
About Me
- Meg
- homeschooling mom to 6 (11g, 10b, 8b, 5g, 3g, 2g), wife who loves hot tea and long conversations, older sister who knows how to drive to get late night ice cream, cook who loves lemon meringue pie, reader who loves Jane Austen, runner who needs new shoes, liver of life who loves family and friends, particularly my family
Prayer to Saint Gerard for Protection During Pregnancy
Great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of our meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of the Mother of God, enkindle in my heart one spark of that heavenly of charity which glowed in yours and made you a seraph of love. Glorious Saint Gerard, because, like your Divine Master, you bore without murmur or complaint the calumnies of wicked men when falsely accused of crime, you have been raised up by God as the patron and protector of expectant mothers. Preserve me in the dangers of motherhood, and shield the child I now bear, that it may be brought safely to the light of day and receive the sacrament of baptism.
Baby #2 due October 28, 2007
2 comments:
Aww Meg, I do understand how that feels, to look at someone who was so vibrant and full of life one day and then the next they seem so frail and vunerable. My hart goes out to you sweetie! I am sure Oma is happy to see you and Anne, it is such a blessing that you are able to give her that joy. Love to you all! I am thinking of you daily and we will talk soon!
Maria
Meaghan,
We love your Oma too! She has been one of those little bright lights in my life each and everytime I was around her. I have been blessed to know her.
She is being a happy soldier from what I hear and we continue to pray that is how she remains as much as possible.
I haven't written to you on this, but I loved the picture of her and little Anne up above so much..I knew it was time. What a precious picture you will always treasure and Anne will get to also one day! :) Love Suzanne and all of us here at our house!
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