Shortened quick trip to Universal/BGT
As I mentioned a few days ago in the Universal Studios forum, my wife and I decided to go down for an extended weekend.
We arrived Wednesday. All was great. We went to DTD, and went back to PI for a few hours. Got back to the room around 10 pm, and my wife had a voicemail on her cell phone. I didn't think anything about it. She says "it's Mark (my brother), he wants you to call him asap." So I call him. My SIL answers, and says that my grandmother is in the hospital in a deep coma.
Some background. Both my dad's parents are not in the best of health. My grandfather is very weak and is confined to bed (at home). My grandmother had a small stroke a few years ago, but after some therapy, she seemed to be ok. But up until recently, she had been struggling to help my grandfather get in and out of bed, etc. She didn't want anyone to help. Finally, she relented and allowed my dad to bring in Hospice.
My mom said that Wednesday morning, Hospice came to my grandparents house, and no one answered. They then called my dad. He and my mom got there (they only are about 15 minutes away). When they got inside, they found my grandmom passed out on the floor. They called 9-1-1, and am ambulance came, and took her to the hospital. On the way to the hospital, the ambulance was broadsided. My grandmom was knocked out of the gurney, and broke her hip.
From what the doctors are telling us, she is bleeding in her brain, and if she does wake up, she would be completely paralyzed on one side. She has a "Living Will" and has said that she would not want a feeding tube or any extra-ordinary means of keeping her alive. She has a DNR order also. She could last a pretty long time in this state.
After I got off the phone with my brother (Wednesday night), I called my mom. She said don't come home - there would have been nothing I could have done for her.
On Thursday morning, about 7:30 am, just as we were getting in the car to head over to Universal, my SIL called to say that things could be getting worse. At that point, we decided to bag it, and make preparations to come home.
Unfortunately, my grandfather has been a little "out of it" even before this. So he does not know. My dad is worried that telling him will cause him to go into a tailspin. My grandparents have been together for 52 years.
Thanks to everyone for letting me "talk."
Tom
