Hello on Sunday Morning

Dear Friends,

Our Saturday didn't go as planned. I headed off to Lee to visit Mom at the nursing home a little after 11 AM. I go directly to her room, and she is no where to be found. I checked in at the nurses' station, and ask where Mom is. The nurses didn't like the look of Mom's leg, which has giving been giving her all the trouble, and they made a decision to send her to Berkshire Medical Center. Marie stayed with Mom in the emergency room while I stayed in Lee with dad.
After multiple tests in the hospital, it was determined that arterial clots were causing the problem. The surgeon worked on Mom from 6 PM until close to 10 PM. After working several hours on Mom to try and remove the clots, the doctor came into the surgical waiting room to give us the results.
The news was not good! The surgeon said that every time he removed the arterial clot all the way to the heart, the clots would return. He tried the procedure four times before he gave up because he wasn't sure Mom could be under for that long. Mom had lost a good deal of blood during surgery.
Mom went from surgery to the Intensive Care Unit as we left the hospital. She is on a blood thinner which is supposed to keep the blood flowing as much as can be expected. The doctor said that unless some miracle occurred, and the clotting would continue.

There are only two options that are left for us family members if the miracle doesn't occur:
1. Amputation of Mom's leg, which could occur above the left knee, or
2. Do nothing, and the clotting would eventually kill her.

The doctor did say that our decision can be made in the next couple of days, but as you see our options aren't good.

Well, there will be nothing on our minds except Mom for the next few days. We know that Mom is in good hands at the hospital, but our next concern will be Dad.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I am going to do my best to be upbeat about the whole situation. What the Curley family is currently going through is not new or unusual for many families. It is the cycle of life!

Have a pleasant Sunday, and enjoy every moment that you are on this earth, and don't sweat the little stuff.

Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad