PRAYERS FOR MY MOTHER

Please pray for my mother, she has been sick for about two years. I thought we were going to lose her many times, but God has been so good! She continues to improve and is very upbeat, is even walking on her own, although not without a cane or walker. However she is afraid to stay by herself for even a moment, she has to have someone with her twenty four hours a day. She has seizures and a blood clotting disorder.

A little history.....
My mother had polio when I was two years old. I went to live with my grandmother until I was in the third grade. My older brother and sister lived with my dad at home, he was a police officer who had been run down on his police Harley Davision motorcycle by a drunk driver. He raced up into the driveway of the gas station, jumped from his cycle and the drunk ran over him. He had a crushed collar bone, crushed his leg, had to have a steel plate put into his leg to replace the bone that was crushed. I am not sure what else, but he was pretty messed up.

He was in the hospital for a year then when he got out, mom was struck with polio. So although Dad was out of the hospital, he was in a full body cast laying on the couch, mom was in an iron lung at the hospital not expecting to make it. She was also in the hospital for a year. Later they separatred and mom worked three jobs supporting myself, my brother, older sister and my little sister.

So now mom is at that stage in life where she wants her independence and cannot have it. She can laugh so easily and give you a tongue lashing all within a matter of seconds. You can't help but love her, but sometimes it is so sad, because when we get older we have to depend on others. She thinks people are stealing all of her things, she wants to be in her own home, but doesn't want to let any of her money to be spent on her care, she wants us to drop everything and do it her way. We try to do the best we can, we reassure her, call her, let her come visit when we can, and spoil her as much as we can. Mostly I pray for her and let her know her feelings count and we want her to be involved in all decisions affecting her.

But no matter what, it is still sad seeing mom go through this. I know we may not have her too much longer, but she amazes me all the time so only God knows for sure. But if you all will, pray for mom to have peace and to be strengthened in this time. I would really appreciate it!!!

Much love to you all!!!