A Matter of Time

I spoke again with my father Ernest this evening. The news was not good about Mee Maw. Apparently her kidneys have now failed. Because there is no more output for liquids, the doctor removed the saline IV drip. Now, what fluids that are in her body will begin to fill the lungs and cause difficulty in breathing. She has already begun coughing a bit. Then, it is just a matter of one or two days, according to the doctor, before she is gone.

My parents went to the hospital after their lunch today. Ralph and Ann were there. Mee Maw was lying on the bed with her head listing to one side. She had been like that most of the morning, according to Ralph, and was totally unresponsive to any stimulus.

So now we are all just waiting on the phone call. When it comes, the difficult emotional times will begin. Please pray for all of us, and again, especially for the sons and wives, as we all deal with this. We knew it was coming, but still it is impossible to be totally prepared for it.

One optimistic note, however: she has been feeble and unable to walk well for months now. Very soon she will have no more physical limitations. She will be more alive than we are now, and it will be a life that will last forever! She has expressed her longing for that many times. Her wish is soon to come true.