Though the Lord is high, yet he has respect to every lowly, humbled sinner; but the proud and unbelieving will be banished far from his blissful presence. Divine consolations have enough in them to revive us, even when we walk in the midst of troubles.

And God will save his own people that they may be revived by the Holy Spirit, the Giver of life and holiness.

If we give to God the glory of his mercy, we may take to ourselves the comfort. This confidence will not do away, but quicken prayer.

Whatever good there is in us, it is God works in us both to will and to do. The Lord will perfect the salvation of every true believer, and he will never forsake those whom he has created anew in Christ Jesus unto good works.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalm 138:8

Thursday, May 12, 2011

September 2 - Honor Thy Father and Mother


Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Ephesians 6:2,3

I was taught my whole life the words of Ephesians 6:1, but of course the true meaning escaped me until my own chldren came along. I went through the usual teenage years, believing that I knew more than my parents could ever know! Wow, what an eye opener to be on the other side of that tumultuous time of life!

I am so thankful that my Mom is back home! I remember growing up, seeing my Mom and Dad helping care for their parents - never realizing the sacrifices they made in order to care for them. They never complained - we just knew that one weekend out of every month, we would take a trip to either my Dad's parents or my Mom's mother's house to visit and help out if they needed anything. Both of my parents worked full time, had six children and still taught us the value of love through actions and deeds.

When my Dad died eleven years ago, he seemed to stay long enough to express his love for our Mother and needed to know that, all of their children, would help care for her for the rest of her life. Once we all assured him that we would, it seemed he was then able to go - and left this life believing that we would always take care of our Mother because he would no longer be here to care for her himself.

We had a pretty rough time the first day Mother was home. Yesterday and today have both been better. She has slept a lot, but during her waking times has not been sick at her stomach nor has she had an anxiety attack. I talked, yesterday, with Hospice and asked permission to discontinue one of the medications she had been taking - Depakote. I'm not really sure why she was even put on it - there was never an explanation from the PA who was "taking care" of her before we fired the doctor from my Mom's case. The Hospice nurse told me that normally the drug is given to people with a history of seizures and can not be stopped cold turkey for fear of seizures returning. My Mom has never had a seizure in her life! Elizabeth looked up the drug on the internet and found where the drug was also prescribed for people with ADHD - sometimes with good results, but some times with results like those like Mother was experiencing. We have now stopped the Depakote, with Hospice approval, and I am anxiously waiting - and praying - that we will have positive results once the drug is out of her system! I will be good to have Mom back again.

We had a frightening incident during the night last night - Mom fell out of bed. I was awakened at about 1:00 am and knew immediately that she had fallen out of bed! I quickly went to her room and sure enough she was on the floor! Hospice brought out a bed with rails, but Mom asked me to put up the rail only on one side - which I did! I was so upset at myself and checked her over completely, but did not find any injury. She said she wasn't hurt and Jody got her up and back to bed and we then put up the rails on both sides of the bed. I told her - rails from now on, no matter what!

I was upset and crying and Jody said we will get a video monitor and put in her room in order to keep a better eye on her. I'm so thankful to have Jody - he's such a caring and loving man! I know God brought him into my life and I am truly blessed!
Posted by ann at 11:44 AM

2 comments:

  1. Annie10:03 AM

    I've heard of Depakote. Hopefully she will respond well to being taken off unnecessary medications. Izzy was put on some really odd meds and we couldn't get any help to get her weaned off. No one wanted to step on other doctor's toes and we were left on our own. We ended up asking the friend that lived with you for a while and is a doctor. She described a method for us which worked perfectly. When we went to her neurologist and told her she was free of medication, she said that was great. I have had a really hard time not being resentful of doctors because I don't feel like a lot of things they did were for Isabelle's best interest. It is hard.
    I'm glad the fall didn't cause any injuries. That is so scary.
    I hope you have a restful Labor Day.

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  2. annb9:34 PM

    Thanks Annie - I know you, better than most, understand the difficulties in having to make decisions that affect the life of another person! I was unhappy from the beginning with the doctor who "took care" of Mother when she went into the nursing home. I never even dealt with the doctor, only his PA and did not feel that I could talk to her about medications or care for Mom. I did not know, for the longest time, that we could ask for another doctor! Finally, about three weeks ago, I found another doctor to take over my Mom's case and thankfully, he will still be able to care for her since she has come home. It is difficult to know who to trust when they hold so much power over a loved one. I know it will be better with her home where I am able to keep a closer eye on the medications and the changes taking place.
    Thank you for your prayers and know that I continue to pray for Izzy and your family!

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