Me

Hey guys,

Sorry this is a little late in coming, it's been a very LONG week. They took Nanny (my grandmother who was dianosed with lukemia) to the Martha Jefferson Hospital yesterday morning about 4 a.m., Gordon (my grandfather) and she had gotten up and she had to go to the bathroom, but her leg ended up giving out. My uncle and aunt (who live right down the road, Bobby and his wife) went over and helped him get her up. He called the hospice ambulance, and they took her on up.

She was in a room with another lady, but that woman stayed on the phone all day, so Nanny didn't get any rest at all. So they moved her to a private room, right next door, and she finally got some sleep. I spent most of yesterday up there, she was weak yesterday morning, but even weaker when we went back up yesterday afternoon. (She won't eat anything either... and that has it's own effects) The doctors say it's only a matter of times guys. I kept waiting for the phone to ring all night. It's been one of the hardest things I've ever done, in my life, I gotta tell you. But I'm doing it for her.. and me... I'm at work today, but going up as soon as I get off and get things straight at home, might leave early, dunno yet. I talked to Melissa, mom had called her, and said that things were basically the same, she was just even weaker..

Her white blood count went from 8,000 to over 400,000 in a very short time... so it's just basically eating her up. All I seem to do is cry, but that's all of us... Mom, me and Melissa.. and the rest of the family... But we do really good in front of Nanny, and she's still got and using that sense of humor of hers... *smiles* She told the nurse that was helping her check in yesterday, when she asked what Nanny was allergic to,... Nanny smiled and said make sure you put that I'm allergic to work.. IT's on all my charts.. *smiles*... She's also very lucid and knows what's going on, she told me yesterday that she wouldn't go home... and I think she's ready. It's like I've told people, it's in God's hands now, and I told mom last night on the way home, that Pat (my aunt) was up there waiting for her, and would probably tell her when she got there... "Hey Dick, what in the world took you so long?" ... *smiles* ... ok I gotta go now.. lol cause Im starting to cry... this is why I haven't been around much for the last few days, except to pop into yahoo or Lit and let Scotty know I'm doing ok.. thanks Scotty for listening hon huggsss, you are a most awesome friend... huggssssssss and loves ya... and thanks for being there ... Know you are all in my heart and my prayers... I got plenty of room for my online family too...