GramBunny isn't doing too well....

My GramBunny was admitted to the ICU a couple of days ago. Day before yesterday, her vitals were returning to normal, especially her white blood cell count, and she seemed to be doing much better. However, yesterday, her white blood cell count started to rise again and they have discovered that there is a portion of her digestive tract that is not working properly. This requires a surgical procedure to repair but GramBunny is just too frail to undergo surgery. She has become more and more frail and forgetful over the last couple of years. But as think about her these days, I am drawn to the memories that I have her. GramBunny is my step-grandmother and entered my family about 15 years ago. She was widowed and has a large family of her own, but when she came into my family, she took us in as her family too. She filled in as grandmother wonderfully, as my grandmother had died a couple years before. She was, and continues to be, one of the sweetest, yet feistiest, women I know. And she has had a wonderful impact on my family through my Grandpa. Before GramBunny, he was gruff, tough, and reserved. But with GramBunny by his side, he has become more open, gentle, loving, and able to laugh and joke! It has been wonderful to see this side of him unlocked by this wonderful woman. Recently, she has also proven herself to be an awesome great-grandmother with Madelyn. Madelyn absolutely adores her! They can play for an hour at a time – reading, singing, cuddling – it is so sweet to watch! GramBunny has brought so much to our family!

This brings me to my sadness…. Being 36 weeks pregnant, there is no way that I can go and be with my family right now. The only thing that I can do from afar is pray earnestly. So, will you pray with me?

Can you pray for:

• GramBunny, that she be as comfortable as possible and for healing
• Grandpa, for it is his birthday today and I know that he could use some supernatural uplifting
• My Mom, for she is helping in GramBunny’s care and in organizing all the details that come with an elderly family member being in the hospital. She is also stressing because she was planning to be in Minnesota with me soon…
• The hospital staff, that they be sharp and act appropriately to the information that is presented to them
• The rest of my and GramBunny’s families, that we all cope well with the uncertainty that this brings and help in bringing comfort to GramBunny at this time

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

GramBunny passed very peacfully...

It has been a sad day... My GramBunny passed away at about 8am this morning. She was surrounded by hers and my family and from what I understand, her passing was very peaceful. I praise God that she was able to go in such a peaceful and non-painful way. As I talked to my family today, I realized that they were in the "sigh of relief" stage. They had witnessed GramBunny's slow decline in the hospital. They were instead praying that she not linger. I, on the other hand, was not in that frame of mind this morning. Unfortunately, it was this morning that it hit me that I would never see her again. That she would not be there the next time I went to visit family in Alabama. That she and I would never get into it over whether or not she should help clear the table or not. That I would never be able to watch her with my children again. That she would never be able to meet Pipsqueak and Pipsqueak would never be able to meet her. Today was my day of grieving my grandmother. I miss you GramBunny!