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M heard tonight that his mom suddenly collapsed. No pulse, no breathing. She was finally revived by EMTs. The hospital now has her in induced hypothermia for 48 hours to try to determine whether she has brain damage. If she does, there's a DNR order in.
We've known for a while that she was unhealthy, but she'd been doing somewhat better in recent months. She'd lost a lot of weight, was getting exercise, etc. However, she'd also still been avoiding seeing a doctor. She hates hospitals, and hates tests, etc. So, we've just been kind of aware of the inevitable for a while. I'd been hoping she could hang on until I was back home with M (and until her youngest graduated from high school, which he will be doing about a week before I graduate) but it's looking like that won't happen.
M has assured me that he wants me to keep plugging away, to get through this term, so that's what I'm going to do. I'll take the time off for a funeral, if necessary, but I have to keep focus on this. It's so close--I can't lose this, now. And delaying it only means delaying the time I get to finally come home for good.
Still, the rest of the term is going to be weird, at best. I guess I'll just do what I can.
We've known for a while that she was unhealthy, but she'd been doing somewhat better in recent months. She'd lost a lot of weight, was getting exercise, etc. However, she'd also still been avoiding seeing a doctor. She hates hospitals, and hates tests, etc. So, we've just been kind of aware of the inevitable for a while. I'd been hoping she could hang on until I was back home with M (and until her youngest graduated from high school, which he will be doing about a week before I graduate) but it's looking like that won't happen.
M has assured me that he wants me to keep plugging away, to get through this term, so that's what I'm going to do. I'll take the time off for a funeral, if necessary, but I have to keep focus on this. It's so close--I can't lose this, now. And delaying it only means delaying the time I get to finally come home for good.
Still, the rest of the term is going to be weird, at best. I guess I'll just do what I can.
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