My Granny

I would like to ask each person reading this to please stop and say a prayer for my granny...

Granny Hahn at Christmas 2011

Granny Hahn with great grandkids Southern, Caleb, Cameron, and Remington at Christmas 2011

me and my granny, circa late-1980's

She has had an ordeal these past few years. She has had multiple surgeries on her hip/leg after breaking it in mid-2000's. She actually put off one surgery by a couple months so that she could walk at my wedding. At least one of the surgeries was botched, and her healing hasn't been complete. Most recently, she has been having to deal with poor blood circulation and sores on her legs. At Christmas this past year, she was able to walk around but had to wear plastic bags on her feet because of the draining.

To add to matters, my grandfather, her husband, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006. He was given a few months to live. Now, 6 years later, he is still hanging on. We thank God for that. But it has put a strain on my granny taking care of him. He's not an easy patient.

On Thursday, Feb 2nd, my granny told my dad that she wasn't feeling well. She wanted to call the doctor in the morning. Then late that night, around 11pm, she called my dad to tell him to come get her and take her to the emergency room. She was feeling that bad. Well, when he got there, she was too weak to get out of bed. They called an ambulance to come get her. She was in the Yoakum hospital for a few days before they figured out what was wrong with her. We went to see her that Saturday. She was smiling and joking while talking to us. She kept telling us she would get better. Her speech was slurred due to the medication, but she seemed to be doing alright. At that point, they thought maybe she had a blood infection. Turns out it was staph.

They decided she needed 30 days of IV antibiotics and that she would be moved to Warm Springs in Victoria as soon as a bed opened up. After another day or so of waiting, they decided that they would just move her to Warm Springs in Luling since there was room there. Meanwhile, during all of this, my grandfather had to be moved to a nursing home. He has a problem with loose bowels and can't really walk so he couldn't stay home alone.

We went to see him that Saturday as well. We also saw him again yesterday. He's doing as well as can be expected. He was really happy to see us and would ask if we knew anything of Granny's condition each time. He's worried about her.

Unfortunately, Granny's condition is REALLY bad right now, hence the prayer request. She is confused and scared. She's refusing her medication. She's resisting the nurses changing the wraps on her legs. She calls my dad to report all the crazy things she thinks are going on. She asks him to come get her and take her home. She's not getting the treatment she needs. The doctors, nurses, and my dad are at a loss as to what to do now.

I want so badly to help her, but I don't know what I can do. I can't take her home... I want to visit her, but that might just make things worse. Plus, she's highly contagious. I'm not worried about myself as much, but I don't want to risk passing anything on to the kids. I'm just sick about it all. My poor Granny.