Not everyday you get to witness a miracle

jo jo
jo jo Member Posts: 1,175 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I wrote a post last week about my gpa and how the doctors had us call all family members to his bedside in the hospital because they were taking him off life support.
He went in for emergency surgery for a gallbladder the size of a baseball and it didnt go so good. He had a heartattack during this, bile backing up into his system, kidneys shut down and lungs filled with fluid and hes 90 years old.
Everyone (doctors & nurses) said he wasnt going to pull out of this and they decided to take him off life support cuz he was getting worse and they could only keep him comfortable while on strong meds to keep him sedated.
That morning his room and the hallway was filled with all his family and the doctors and nurses...it was eerily quite while they did this.
IT remained that way for about an hour or little more till all the sudden he started getting restless and moving around...my grandma was trying to ask him what she could do for him and didnt know if he was even understanding what she was saying...and he was trying to speak but we couldnt understand him...after a couple of trys...he finally yells out loud and clear the word "HOME!!"
I have lost track of the days but since they took him off life support - now his kidneys are functioning, the fluids off his lungs, he is sitting in his chair and has short converations and eating.
All his doctors and nurses are amazed and his family is happy!!!
If this wasnt a miracle...

Now just about the same time all this happened i just had my reconstruction surgery and i was spending alot of time in the hospital at his bedside instead of recoperating.
I had also posted that i started getting sick and running a fever. I was running a fever about 101 for about 3 days. I went to my doctors and they looked everything over and nothing was infected and they think it was more to do with the stress and wearing myself out with my gpa. They ordered me to get some rest...I took their advise and now im doing so much better. Now ive noticed my chest and right arm are really sore? Maybe from all the tension??
Also while at the doctors they took out my drain tubes...so no more tubes!

Thanks for listening and thanks for your earlier posts!
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  • m-star
    m-star Member Posts: 441
    #2
    I am soooooo happy for
    I am soooooo happy for you!!!! wow that truly is a miracle!!!!
    Im so glad you still have your beloved gpa. And glad you are getting better also. You had probably worn yourself out with the stress.

    (((hugs))))

    Kay
  • sal314
    sal314 Member Posts: 599 Member
    #3
    AWESOME!
    Wow, what a story! And they say that miracles don't still happen?!!

    I'm so happy for you and your family. Your grandpa sounds like quite the character!:)

    Blessings,
    Sally
  • bakerette
    bakerette Member Posts: 74
    #4
    Wow! I love those kinds of
    Wow! I love those kinds of stories. Sounds like Grandpa decided it wasn't time to go yet. He just wants to be back home with his family. Tough Dude! Yeah, a lot of stress and tension can cause physical pain. Sounds like things are looking up.
  • MyTurnNow
    MyTurnNow Member Posts: 2,686 Member
    #5
    That is wonderful news,
    That is wonderful news, Jojo. Now, you get some rest and recover yourself. Grandpa is doing much better so now you need to concentrate on YOU. Thanks for sharing such an uplifting story with us.
  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 Member Posts: 2,462
    #6
    Great News jo jo!
    So glad Gpa is doing better. He is a strong person (you must get your genes from him!). Glad you are feeling better too. Take care of yourself and I will continue to keep Gpa in my prayers. Hugs, Jean
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #7
    WHOOOOO HOOOO~ now this is
    WHOOOOO HOOOO~ now this is the kind of experience we love reading! I can only begin to imagine how happy all of you are!

    Now, take care of yourself...and btw, except for your chest/arm now hurting, your news sounds pretty great too! YAY YAY YAY!

    Hugs,
    Chenhearts;
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #8
    chenheart said:

    WHOOOOO HOOOO~ now this is
    WHOOOOO HOOOO~ now this is the kind of experience we love reading! I can only begin to imagine how happy all of you are!

    Now, take care of yourself...and btw, except for your chest/arm now hurting, your news sounds pretty great too! YAY YAY YAY!

    Hugs,
    Chenhearts;

    WOW!
    I have always believed in miracles, and, now you have personally experienced one! Unbelievable JoJo! I am sooooooooooooo happy for you!

    I bet that part of your health issues were the stress you were going through. You just had way too much on your plate. Praying that soon you will be feeling much, much better!


    Thanks for sharing this with us! We love happy stories and certainly believe in miracles!


    Sue :)
  • Hubby
    Hubby Member Posts: 325
    #9
    I'm so happy for you too!!!
    I'm so happy for you too!!! Now do as the doctor ordered and take care of yourself.

    Bob
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #10
    Hubby said:

    I'm so happy for you too!!!
    I'm so happy for you too!!! Now do as the doctor ordered and take care of yourself.

    Bob

    JoJo .. thanks for sharing gpa story of hope ..
    as for you .. werid .. call your PS and take care of yourself .. by resting and limited activies. 101 fever would of sent me to the ER - seriously.


    Vicki Sam
  • sea60
    sea60 Member Posts: 2,613
    #11
    Love it!!
    I'm thrilled your Grandpa is doing better! Thank you so much for this update.

    Yes, get some rest. I would venture to say the soreness is from just the tension from stress.

    God is good...all the time.


    Blessings,

    Sylvia
  • mwallace1325
    mwallace1325 Member Posts: 806
    #12
    Truly was a miracle
    How awesome for your family. That is truly a miracle and we all know how we love to hear about those.
    Now that gpa is doing better, please take time to take care of yourself.
    Please keet up posted on his progress as well as yours.

    marge
  • jo jo
    jo jo Member Posts: 1,175 Member
    #13
    mwallace1325 said:

    Truly was a miracle
    How awesome for your family. That is truly a miracle and we all know how we love to hear about those.
    Now that gpa is doing better, please take time to take care of yourself.
    Please keet up posted on his progress as well as yours.

    marge

    I am taking my docs advise
    I am taking my docs advise and have been just doing nothing but layin around...its really hard to do, i get to bored and feel the need to do something so keeping myself entertained on here and other things i can do at least sitting down.
    Instead of going to the hospital i call my grandma to see how both of them are doing...they are moving him to a nursing home today. He is still going strong!

    Thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers!
    See miracles do happen and now i believe it can happen with breast cancer as well!
  • Pinkpower
    Pinkpower Member Posts: 437
    #14
    Just like everyone else sd,
    Just like everyone else sd, how great for your family, will still have grdpa around to share your love. Also glad you didnt catch anything in the hospital and you just needed a little rest.
    Lupe
  • survives
    survives Member Posts: 254 Member
    #15
    Pinkpower said:

    Just like everyone else sd,
    Just like everyone else sd, how great for your family, will still have grdpa around to share your love. Also glad you didnt catch anything in the hospital and you just needed a little rest.
    Lupe

    Miracles DO happen!
    What wonderful news!! Your family should be so relieved that he's on the road to recovery. My mother's 90---aren't they remarkable?

    So now, young lady...to bed....rest...relax.Bored? Oh well, you'll recover from that, too.
    :-) You don't need any more problems; it's time to heal and be good to yourself.
  • hoop77
    hoop77 Member Posts: 84
    #16
    Truly a miracle! So glad to
    Truly a miracle! So glad to hear of your Grandpa's recovery. The power of family and prayer is amazing. I am so happy for you and your family! Hope your issues are just stress related and nothing more. Take care of yourself and listen to your doctors!
  • jo jo
    jo jo Member Posts: 1,175 Member
    #17
    survives said:

    Miracles DO happen!
    What wonderful news!! Your family should be so relieved that he's on the road to recovery. My mother's 90---aren't they remarkable?

    So now, young lady...to bed....rest...relax.Bored? Oh well, you'll recover from that, too.
    :-) You don't need any more problems; it's time to heal and be good to yourself.

    Survives....LOL...You sound
    Survives....LOL...You sound like my mom...LOL!!! You are too funny!
  • ms.sunshine
    ms.sunshine Member Posts: 707 Member
    #18
    hoop77 said:

    Truly a miracle! So glad to
    Truly a miracle! So glad to hear of your Grandpa's recovery. The power of family and prayer is amazing. I am so happy for you and your family! Hope your issues are just stress related and nothing more. Take care of yourself and listen to your doctors!

    Love it Love it
    One thing I have learned is never count the older generation out until they breathe their last breath. God has appointed to all a time to be born and a time to die. I guess Gods date and the doctors just wasn't the same. You have been given the honor of having your gpa a little while longer.
    Glad to hear you are ok and the drains are out.
    Take care Jennifer
  • lolad
    lolad Member Posts: 670
    #19
    ms.sunshine said:

    Love it Love it
    One thing I have learned is never count the older generation out until they breathe their last breath. God has appointed to all a time to be born and a time to die. I guess Gods date and the doctors just wasn't the same. You have been given the honor of having your gpa a little while longer.
    Glad to hear you are ok and the drains are out.
    Take care Jennifer

    Jo jo
    What a miracle that is. I totally believe in miracles and the power of prayer. My step dad has had three open heart surgeries and on the last one they couldnt get his heart started back up after taking him off of the machine. When they called over the phone from the surgery room and told my mom this we all immediately went to our knees and prayed and kept praying. I suddenly felt a peace feeling come over me and they called and said that his heart finally started beating on its own. I know in my heart that our prayers worked and thats why he came back. They worked for almost an hour to get his heart going again. It is a wonderful blessing that your grndpa is doing so well. Especially at his age. You need to take care of yourself too though.

    take care
    laura
  • mariam_11_09
    mariam_11_09 Member Posts: 691 Member
    #20
    How beautiful that your
    How beautiful that your grandpa made it through and is still around, with enough time for you to enjoy him! What a miracle!
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #21
    mariam_11_09 said:

    How beautiful that your
    How beautiful that your grandpa made it through and is still around, with enough time for you to enjoy him! What a miracle!

    This is a miracle! So happy
    This is a miracle! So happy that your grandfather is so much better!


    Hugs, Leeza

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