Unsinkable

I can't even begin to tell you how emotional the last three weeks have been for me. Moving was bad enough but then the call about Grandma was overwhelming.

The best news to report is that Grandma is amazingly doing much better!! I can't even explain it myself. She was near death last Monday but we all prayed she'd make it until Tuesday when I got in to see her. Tuesday morning when my mom arrived the doctor said, "I think we have a little miracle here." Grandma was sitting up, jabbering about fish frys and spaghetti and winking at us again. Wednesday through Friday was another slow decline which led us to a hard realization - we had to honor her living will that said no feeding tubes even though she was unable to swallow herself. We moved her out to the nursing home my cousin works in with the idea that it would be hospice care. Even in those moments Friday when this healer came in to pray over her, my Grandma, who hadn't spoken much all day or made much sense, told my mom to sit down and relax.

Saturday morning we arrived heavy-hearted but soon saw my Grandma perk up, make jokes, more winking, I love yous and the planning of her 90th birthday party on October 17th.

When I left on Sunday I was completely unsure of what was going to happen but since then she's been eating ice cream and now being wheeled out into the dining room to hang out! Every day is another miracle with her and I'm just so thankful that I had the time to spend with her for that week while she was in the hospital. I hope that our love, adoration and making her laugh (as well as her making us laugh too!) helped inspire her to make it through this rough patch and on to more fun times ahead.

Thank you all so much for praying for her. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm totally in love with my Grandma and credit her for passing down some of the best genes I have! I'm in awe of her strength and her love.

Here's a photo I snapped of her on Sunday before I left. She had just gotten that little Dracula (her favorite man) from her friend and she was delighted! She'd kill me though if she saw this - she doesn't have her teeth in!