I would appreciate some prayers and vibes for my Oma if you have any to spare.
Let me give you a little background. My Oma has always been a strong woman – she has been through a lot in her life. While she was a teen she and her family fled Yugoslavia to Austria with only what they could carry in a little cart during the war – their house had been confiscate for use by Hitlerâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s army (they were well off until this happened). In Austria she met and married my Opa, had my mom and moved to Canada to follow her sister – she was just checking up on her for her parents – they were then supposed to move to South Africa where my Opa had a job lined up. The fell in love with Canada and stayed. They had 2 more kids, my uncle and then my aunt and lost a baby as well. She always worked when she could, cleaning and taking care of other people. Then 2 months before their 50th anniversary my Opa died. Everything started going downhill from there. He had gone out for a walk one March day and died of a massive heart attack while out. She saw the ambulances rush by but didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know why. Then the police came to the door. After – all she could keep saying was “he just didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t come homeâ€.
Ever since then (about 7 years) she has been going steadily downhill. For the 1st year she was able to stay at her home. Then she was too fearful and moved in with my parents. She had been becoming more and more crippled and terrified of falling (has done it a few times) that she had to go in a home. She now never walks – mostly due to fear. She has a bad heart, and has been having bad headaches. She has now started having trouble speaking. She understands everything that is said to her, but often cannot get words out, or if the do they are in German or Croatian. They took her for a Cat scan and while she doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have a tumour, she has hardening of the arteries that is the early stages of dementia. She knows she is losing herself and that is worse then just us losing her. Please pray that the meds they put her on help her and donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t harm her heart (which we were told they may do).
She has always been there for me - many summers I remember spending the entire summer with her at the cottage. We used to make Christmas cookies together and she always would bake a special cake for my birthday.
Thanks!
Let me give you a little background. My Oma has always been a strong woman – she has been through a lot in her life. While she was a teen she and her family fled Yugoslavia to Austria with only what they could carry in a little cart during the war – their house had been confiscate for use by Hitlerâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s army (they were well off until this happened). In Austria she met and married my Opa, had my mom and moved to Canada to follow her sister – she was just checking up on her for her parents – they were then supposed to move to South Africa where my Opa had a job lined up. The fell in love with Canada and stayed. They had 2 more kids, my uncle and then my aunt and lost a baby as well. She always worked when she could, cleaning and taking care of other people. Then 2 months before their 50th anniversary my Opa died. Everything started going downhill from there. He had gone out for a walk one March day and died of a massive heart attack while out. She saw the ambulances rush by but didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know why. Then the police came to the door. After – all she could keep saying was “he just didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t come homeâ€.
Ever since then (about 7 years) she has been going steadily downhill. For the 1st year she was able to stay at her home. Then she was too fearful and moved in with my parents. She had been becoming more and more crippled and terrified of falling (has done it a few times) that she had to go in a home. She now never walks – mostly due to fear. She has a bad heart, and has been having bad headaches. She has now started having trouble speaking. She understands everything that is said to her, but often cannot get words out, or if the do they are in German or Croatian. They took her for a Cat scan and while she doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have a tumour, she has hardening of the arteries that is the early stages of dementia. She knows she is losing herself and that is worse then just us losing her. Please pray that the meds they put her on help her and donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t harm her heart (which we were told they may do).
She has always been there for me - many summers I remember spending the entire summer with her at the cottage. We used to make Christmas cookies together and she always would bake a special cake for my birthday.
Thanks!
