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first of all i want to thank you all for your prayers i got an email from Tess and i briefly explained what was going on in my life and asked her to let you all know why i had'nt been on the board for so long, well i will try and fill you in a little.
On the 31 October Sheba had five pups 4 boys and one girl, they were beautiful and she was a brilliant mum, but the joy of the birth did not last long as on the second of November while i was at work i got a phone call that my sister had a massive stroke, i left work at once and went to the hospital there i stayed, luckily for me my very good friend came round to my house and looked after sheba and the pups.
I stayed at the hospital for the next 3 days then my sister had a massive brain hemorrage the doctors told us she was not going to make the night and to call all the family in, but she made it through the night and my brother in law and i stayed at the hospital for the next two weeks, she was having sezurs every five minuets then one day about 10 days had passed and she just opeaned her eyes, it was just unbelievable.
The stroke afected the right side of the brain but the bleed afected the left and there is a lot of damage although she can speak and eat, she knows everyone but there is no reasoning and her personality is entirely different she gets very depressed and crys a lot, she is paralized down her left side, and she does'nt seem to have any will. she has been out of the hospital now for 4 weeks and i look after her most of the day in her house.
My sister has always been a very happy go lucky person and full of life and her pleasure's in life were looking after everyone and waiting on people and doing things to make other's happy, and now she is in her worse nightmare, out of all of my family my sister and i have been the closest, and now she just wants me with her all the time, she does'nt want anyone else there to do anything for her just me, which is causing a bit of friction with me and her husband and with one of her daughters, i am trying to ignore them my only concern is my sister but it is very hard. Some days i just come home and cry, she is just so sad which breaks my heart.
I also feel really bad because i have been neglecting my son Jack although he does understand, Jack has always called my sister nan because all of his granparents are dead. and he is very close to my sister but i had to stop him going to the hospital because every time he went to see her it would make him sick for 2 or 3 days after and then he failed his driveing test then when he went out on Xmas eve he got drunk and the police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly and now we have to go to court.
Then early Feb i had to pack up my job because i was unloading a cage in the freezer and lifted a heavy box and gave myself a hernia.
With all the stress the colitus has been terrible so i have'nt been eating very well which is making the acid reflux worse, and just to put the iceing on the cake i have got to have the carpel tunnel operation on the 12 April but all in all life is,nt too bad
But i have really missed you guys and am glad that i now have a little time to visit the board and catch up with you all.
Take care everyone and be happy.
God bless
Love Bobbie
