Mini Stroke

Ron and Mom

Last night after bible study, I had two calls... one from "Mom" and the other from "David". I knew mom would be sleeping at 9:00pm maybe, so I called my brother David. He informed me that mom had a "mini" stroke. She was in the hospital and she seemed fine, but early in the day as she was going to work, she lost her ability to speak. And she lost feeling etc on her right.

After going back home and calling Ron to see what to do, he told her to call the hospital. They told her to come into emergency but not to drive. When they saw her they couldn't tell anything had happened, but they did see that she had water on her lungs again. So, they kept her over night. She should have gone home this afternoon or evening. I will wait until morning again to see if she is now at home.

You know, we all know we will not live forever. It is difficult to see your parents reach an age where there is a "wearing out process" (a description taken from the movie The Notebook) taking place. They will not be the same as they once were, they are different now as they are aging. You realize too that it will not be long until you, yourself, will be the one aging and wearing out. These thoughts cause me to re-evaluate how I want to spend the time I have left on this earth. I regret that I have spent time foolishly sometimes in my past, and that I could have used it more wisely. However, when I thought there would be plenty of years ahead, I didn't have this wisdom. It is only now that I am older I can see that it is foolish to spend too much time arguing, or not forgiving etc. There isn't enough time. Time should be instead spent loving and giving, which through living I now know is one of the main purposes we are here. I pray that I have learned this lesson, and that I can work towards making better use of the time that God has given me as a gift to better use.

Have a great Friday... the weekend is near :-)