Jun 20, 2004 19:35
My grandma is really sick, and in the hospital. She has several blood clots, and they just found out she has gall stones. They need to perform surgery on her ASAP, but because she is on blood thinner because of her her clots, they wont be able to perform the surgery when they need to. If they performed the surgery today, the blood thinner would make it so that body wouldnt be able to heal the opening of skin with the body's normal blood clot. It's like you get a cut, and would never stop bleeding.
With any major surgery, risks are obviously involved. And, when you're 72 years old, those risks are obviously increased. To be quite honest, I am petrified. I don't want her to die. I just had this really long conversation on the phone with her yesterday. We were talking about how I am going to Club Med next week. And she was making fun of me by saying "oooh, I bet you will me some pretty cute boys there!" She just seems too young to die.
My great grandmother passed away when I was younger, and her funeral was the same day as my grandfather's funeral was. As with my grandfather, my grandmother on my mom's side also passed away.
I just dont want to lose another beloved person in my life. I've just lost too many.