My mom

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Registered: 08-30-2004
My mom
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Mon, 01-01-2007 - 3:07pm

is in the hospital, they found fluid in her lungs and blood clots in it and out of it...
this is what killed my grandma and one of the things that killed my great grandma...


my mom is being overly stubborn and wants to leave the hospital so she can smoke, the docs are telling her that if she does this, it can kill her 24-48 hrs..


this isnt cool, so the legal staff at the hospital are trying to get my pops to have temp legal custody over her so she cant leave...she says she doesnt care when i ask her if life isnt as important as the tos cig..she keeps saying i dont care i dont care..i want a cig..



Ugh!!!!!!!! i dotn even know how to get back home(1700 miles away) if the red cross will even help us out..my pops is calling me back in 2 hrs tho and let me know an update... i dont even know who to call..so frustrating and im not freaking but close to it

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In reply to: dawnie28
Mon, 01-01-2007 - 4:18pm
Geez, what a situation. Your mom is probably denying the possibility that she will die. What treatment are they doing/planning to help the clots & fluid?

 

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In reply to: dawnie28
Mon, 01-01-2007 - 4:35pm
thank you i appreciate that..right now as it stands my stepdad got a temp custody order of her in the hospital..she could not give an adequate reason of why she refused treatment, if she got out they gave her 24-48 hrs to live if she smoked and less than 2 mos if she didnt without the proper treatment, right now she has no idea but she can not leave at least until friday(or until they are done w/ the treatment) they are testing her for cancer as well..they are putting her on cumadin(sp) and a nicotine patch..i told them they need psychiatry in there too as well, i found out she hasnt been on her meds for bipolar..if she flips, she has pancreatis and normally when she does that, her pancreas shuts down, and her whole body shuts down..thankfully shes in the hospital...around march 1st, im going to fly her out here and take care of her myself and give my stepdad a break..that rate i know while hes at work, i can make sure she doesnt pick up a cigarette and get her the medical treatment she needs
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In reply to: dawnie28
Mon, 01-01-2007 - 4:51pm
The nicotine patch should help. It sounds like your mom is very depressed & thinking she'd rather die. That could certainly be the *down* side of her bipolar condition talking. Hope they get her back on her meds.

 

 Katz

 

 

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Registered: 08-30-2004
In reply to: dawnie28
Mon, 01-01-2007 - 4:55pm

thank you, yes it is and the thing is that its giving me flashbacks to when she was drinking, she didnt care..wanted to kill herself...she was institutionalized on my 15th birthday because of this behavior, i just wish back then they coudlnt smoke in the place, wouldve been nice to get her off the cigs..i just hope that this works now

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Registered: 03-22-2005
In reply to: dawnie28
Mon, 01-01-2007 - 5:06pm

Dawnie,im so sorry you are all having to go through this,big (((Hugzzzz))) to you.

At leaste she is in the right place.

Please keep us updated.

Von.

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In reply to: dawnie28
Mon, 01-01-2007 - 6:36pm

Oh Dawnie- I am sooo sorry about your Mom & what this whole situation is doing to everyone!

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In reply to: dawnie28
Tue, 01-02-2007 - 12:01am
{{{Dawn}}}
Am so sorry to hear this today hon ..
You must be so upset ::sigh::
For those that have never smoked there is no way you could understand.
I do hope she will stay in the hospital & get the help, care she needs.
Will you try to go see her?
Will continue with tons of loving thoughts & prayers for her & you now at this time.
PLease keep us posted on what happens next :)
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Registered: 09-12-2003
In reply to: dawnie28
Tue, 01-02-2007 - 5:46am
aw gee Dawnie,,,,