Posted in Gods Work

  I went to visit my mother in law today.  She is doing wonderfully; all things considered. 

   Over the weekend we were being pressed to decide whether or not to send her to the hospital for a transfusion due to the fact that her blood count was so low.  One nurse told my sister inlaw that her options were to ok the transfusion or let her die.  Sensitive, huh?  Another nurse later said she is too fragile to handle such an invasive procedure.  She was started a on a new medication and that may or may not help.  She also said the tranfusion would not specifically giver her any quality of life, more than she has now, and there was no guarantee it would last.  She could potentially be in the same situation in a week or so. 

   We decided to allow time for the medication to work.  While the nurses seemed to think she was on "death's door" and we were being forced to make the decision, I commented to my sister in law that God will have His way no matter what.  When He calls her home nothing will prevent it. 

   Today's visit had the nurses singing a different tune.  They are amazed at the turn around she has had.  While the visits are still difficult, because she often doesn't know what she is saying, we know she is enjoying her time with us, especially the kids.  Her birthday is saturday and we asked if we could take her out for a few hours.  The day nurse was very accomodating and willing to do whatever was needed to make that happen. 

God is working things out according to His will.  Oddly, my faith has grown watching this whole process.  So many of the residents benefit from our children's visits.  Today we were hanging outin the TV room, which has a fish tank, which is a source of amusement for our 2 littles.  While they are having fun with the fish, the residents in the room are getting so much joy from watching them.  God does work in mysterious ways, does He not?