The weekend was looking like fun.....then....

Wow!  That's a lot to happen all at once.  You have my prayers and best wishes for your mom and your mother-in-law.  Don't forget to take care of yourselves while you're having so many other concerns.  

Best Wishes for everyone.
 

My thoughts are with you and your entire extended families Herb.

So sorry to hear the sad news Herb.  Prays going out to you and your family.  It is just like life that one day we are good and happy and the next not so.  I am trying to appreciate all the days and not wishing to take anything for granted.  Thanks for sharing and God bless.
 
Jimmy
 

Thanks every one. we certainly appreciate the thoughts and prayers.
 
 
Update as of Monday:
 
Kim's mom came home yesterday after spending a night in the hospital. They could find no reason for her to blackout. So they placed a heart monitor and vital stats monitor on her for the next 30 days to see if there's anything random going on.
 
My mom is scheduled to be transported home to my sister's house today. 2-11-14 where she will likely spend her remaining few days with in home care and hos-pice taking care of her. It's just a matter of time. No one has placed a time span on it.... could be a day or two or several weeks. My mom is strong willed and has surprised us in the past.
 
When she was 80 years old, she was telling every one that she was "almost" 70..... she went in to the doctor because she didn't feel well and couldn't shake the "bug"...  the doc examined her and put her in the hospital for a test or two. When they tested her, they realized she was in congestive heart failure and needed a bypass operation immediately. In surgery, she coded 3 times, and was jump-started successfully all 3 times. A triple bypass later and she was in the intensive care unit. She had not given any next of kin info and actually refused to tell them anything.... because as she later told me, she didn't want us to worry.
 
Her doctor pulled her boyfriend aside and told him that she was not out of the woods and might die and that if he knew how to contact her children, he should do so as quickly as possible.  I got the call from Tony at 9pm.
When I showed up at the hospital, the doc started scolding me.....because my mom had lied to them about her age and they were treating her with meds based on 70 years of age not 80 like she truly was. I explained that no one in the family actually knew her actual age since she would never tell us. Ancestry.com later solved that mystery..... kind of since I found 2 different dates in there as well..... so it's still a semi-mystery.
 
She recovered well, and was released from the intensive care unit on her 80th birthday. She went home a few days later. At home, she decided that she didn't like taking the meds the doctors had her on since they made her feel "woosey" and so she stopped taking them. In two weeks after being home..... she drove herself to the doctors office for the one and only followup visit she had. They asked if she was responding well to the meds, and she told them she had flushed them all down the toilet and she wasn't planning to take them ever again. She had also told the home health nurse who was coming every other day to check up on her that she didn't need to come any more because my mom told her she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself thank you.....!!!!
 
That's my mom......
 
 
 
 
 

Sorry to hear that, Herb.
I'm hoping for the best possible outcome for everyone.

Man your plate has been full and then some Herb. Best wishes, thoughts and prayers for a good outcome. 
 
 

Very sorry for your loss Herb. Glad your mother was peaceful at the end.

I'm sorry that your mother passed, but relieved she did so in at home where she wanted to be and seemingly without pain.  She sounds like a strong woman who died the way she lived life--on her own terms.  May she rest in peace.  
 
Even though you were expecting it, the death of a loved one is never easy.  My thoughts and prayers continue for you and your family as you have to deal with it.  

God bless you and your family Herb. Try to pace yourself, you will probably have lots of things to do for the next few weeks.
Julien

Herb, don't ya'll get caught out in the ice. One of my wife's best friends died Sunday. The funeral was to be Wed, it had to be postponed until next week. I hope you get through this hard time without delay and get somewhere safe. I don't know if you're in the area that is supposed to get an inch of ice but there will be LOTS of people without power. Knowing the sort of person your mom raised, I am sure you'll be prepared. I just want you to know we are thinking of you at this time and hope all goes well.
 
Julien

Hi Herb. Just signed on to be funny and then I saw this. Wow - you've been (and will go through) a lot. A lot of us here (I'm sure) have been there - ailing folks. Watching their slow (or fast) deteriorations. I will be heading out for some stuff at the drug store now for my dear, long-running-cold-addled wife, but will be praying for you and another soul I just found out about - a 10-year-old at our church who is in a never ending battle with cancer. 

I hope that maybe these words and music of Larry Norman comfort you at this sad time, brother.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Egv65SEZk ... 'tis all we can do. 

M&N

God is good.