Askew

So many things are happening at once. Here goes.

Jeremy's grandmother has been living with cancer for about a year. She lives with his mom in San Angelo. We took Eleanor to see her last weekend for what will probably be the last time. She's pretty much bed fast at this point. Her body is tired, and I feel as if she is ready. She's ready to rest and see her husband and sisters and her God. Still, age does not make losing a family member any easier. I do not feel sad for her, but for us and more so for Jeremy's mother and her sister. Jeremy says we can expect no more than a couple of weeks left with her.

My grandfather has been admitted to the hospital in Illinois. On Friday he was supposed to attend a dance. When he didn't show, his friends called the police. They broke into his home and found him on the floor, very incoherent. Some medication made him very unstable. He's been on and off in the hospital...sometimes he knows what's going on, sometimes he doesn't. My step-mother is his power of medical attorney and she is on her way from Chicago to him in Southern Illinois. My father was an only child, therefore my brothers and I are the only grandchildren. All of grandpa's brothers and sisters are deceased. We're basically all he's got left. I'll be traveling there at the end of this week with Eleanor. This means a flight from Lubbock to St. Louis with just me and kiddo. I'm freaked out by this an nervous that she won't tolerate it well, but I suppose I'll cross that bridge when it/if it comes. My grandfather is a very independent 86, almost 87 year old. He will no longer be able to live alone.

We could use prayers of all sorts. Specifically we ask for prayers for strength. I ask for the patience and words to use when speaking to my grandpa about going into a care facility. Pray for comfort for Jeremy's family. We're all sorts of wound up around here.

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