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By SuperJon
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#103845
This is a weird one for me but it involves a family member so I'm putting any personal feelings aside and asking you guys to pray for her. She's in the hospital now. They found out that her carotid artery was blocked. She originally went into the hospital because she was short of breath, but a lot of that was because she was taking a lot of antibiotics and not drinking water or taking care of herself, etc. I haven't heard any updates other than that.

Moreso than my grandma, I want you guys to pray for my dad. He's the oldest son in the family (has two older sisters). My grandparents divorced when my dad was a kid and he was always much closer with his dad. His mom treats him bad now and he's just never really gotten along with her. At the same time, it's still his mother in the hospital. His sister's and brother are fighting with each other over who's in charge, etc. My dad (and mom) are the only ones in the family with medical experience so my grandmother's husband (who works in the Gulf of Mexico and is down there now) has pretty much put my dad in charge and over everything. Dad's just in a weird situation where a) he's busy at work, b) his mother's in the hospital, c) he's got to handle his three sister's and his brother, and d) he's never gotten along with his mom. It's bringing back memories of when his dad died a few years back (who he was very close to) and he's just having a hard time with it all.
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By bigsmooth
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#103852
your dad and entire family are in my prayers SJ.
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By Sly Fox
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#103889
I don't think that's actually what I would call weird. We all have families and we all have issues. Your family certainly merits our prayers and you have them coming from Houston.
By SuperJon
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#103902
I'm gonna quote a Rascal Flatts song (which is weird, cause I hate country) but I feel bad that I don't feel bad at all of this situation. I just don't. I feel for my dad, but other than that, I'm pretty numb to it. It's weird. I feel like I should care more, but I just don't. And because of that, I feel bad.
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By flameshaw
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#103949
praying for your family SJ.
By SuperJon
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#103958
She's having a heart catheter today to see if it can fix things. She thinks she'll just get it done and be home tomorrow. I don't think she fully realizes the possible danger of it.

Dad's having a really hard time with it. He's going through the internal struggles of his mom treating him like she hates him but it still being his mom. Plus he's replaying his dad's death, all while being incredibly behind at work. I'll see him later today so hopefully I can give him a break from it all, but I'm more worried about him than anything else.
By SuperJon
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#104095
She had the catheter today and things went well. Ten years ago she had to have a quintuple bypass surgery (5 clogged arteries) and those are all still clear, which is the good news. The bad news is the main valve (I forget the name, Prof Rooskie or Medic can tell us) pumping blood to her brain isn't pumping enough right now. The preliminary results are that she can wait up to three months to have major open heart surgery to fix it. At her age though, that surgery is insanely dangerous. She's likely going to be sent home from the hospital tomorrow.
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By Sly Fox
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#104104
Thanks for the update.
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