Prayer request for elderly Aunt, especially with Christmas approaching

the bottom of the feet are where many nerves are connected to various parts of the brain. Just touch the foot - you don't have to rub.
And for men - try Frankincense oil. My husband craved that smell the last few months of his life and seemed to calm him greatly. I put some drops on a kleenex and he kept smelling it. Lavender is more for women.

Bottles of good oil do not break. They are very thick and sturdy. But the Frankincense oil cost me $70.00 for a little bottle. No wonder it worked! It is good for people who have Parkinsons and Alzheimers (any brain problems - even dementia).

I always thought we spoke the same language. Lol.
I didn't realise there were so many different terms.

This is a cracker, or a Christmas cracker etc.

My aunt is very ticklish, she can't stand anyone touching her
feet.

Lavender is good for sleeping. Last year I got a bottle of
lavender scented skin lotion as a gift. It has a sweet smell
to it with the lavender base tones coming through.

I discovered by accident that it helps me to sleep when I
am having difficulty falling asleep. I think it's the soothing
smell.

Put the oil on her temples. And oil is far more powerful than sachet. It is pure, without any additive or powder added. I always sleep with a drop of oil on my pillows. Even though it is expensive, it lasts a long time when you use a drop at a time.

Ah! In this case, it's more popularity than language. I haven't seen one of those since the early 60's. So long ago, I don't even remember what was inside. It was the intentional destruction of something pretty that I enjoyed.

Wow you don't have crackers! B b but where do you get your
silly paper hats from to wear and what about the silly jokes
that make everyone groan! Lol.

That's because they know they are going bald and try to make the best of it.

Hi just an update, my Aunt is still in hospital but the
doctor told me that medically she is ready to go home.
We are now waiting for adult social services to arrange
some care at home before she can come home.

Due to all the meds and water infections, she has had some
problems with hallucination and confusion, so the doctors
did a couple of brain scans. These showed that at some
point in the past my Aunt has had two very tiny bleeds on
the brain very minor strokes. I was told they would have
been so minor that the effects would have passed in
24 hours each time and apart from maybe a headache there
would not have been any other indication of anything amiss.

The staff say it is likely this may have caused some vascular
dementia due to lack of oxygen to parts of the brain. Although
following two assessments these have been inconclusive and
unlike normal dementia, vascular dementia can't be diagnosed
with brain scans.

She is still a bit confused and can't quite work out if the hallucinations
she was having are real or not, but while visiting her over the
Christmas period she has been much more like her normal self.

Prayer would still be appreciated that arrangements can be made
quickly so she can come home, that any remaining confusion will
clear.

Thank you

These have definately been hallucinations like seeing dogs, cats, mice
in the hospital. She has also been having really vivid dreams and getting
confused about whether they are real or not. The staff told me this can happen
with strong meds. At one point she thought we had all been killed in a fire so
she was relived to see me when I visited, I had to reassure her other family
members were OK.

There is some light though as on a few occasions she has talked about
seeing things due to not been well, so it gives me some hope that she
she is having times of realising what has been happening.

She has experienced these before when ill and has really come around
very quickly once home and back in her own surroundings. So this is
another reason why she needs to get home as soon as possible.

Praise God! Praise God!
Your Aunt will be coming home!

A New Years blessing for us!
I'm so happy for you two Miri doll
Love you!

Love you too Lynn
And your husband is in my daily prayers not forgotten!

God bless you all!

I know just what you mean. Lol

Wow, quick answer to prayer or what

I got a phone call today from social services to say a care
company with available staff and times has been found
and the care plan can start on Tuesday.

So I have spoken to the hospital staff today and they are
happy to discharge my Aunt on Tuesday.

AND I rang my work place who agreed I can have a couple of
more days leave next week to settle my Aunt back in at home.

Wow so now I'm back in headless chicken mode but in a
positive way. So much to do, like get the grocery shopping
in for two people again. Arrange a flu shot for my Aunt with
our local GP, catch up with some cleaning, sort out her pension
which was reduced during her stay in hospital and lots of
other things to do.

The different routine with people coming to the house to help out,
will take a bit of getting use to, but it will be worth it.
It has been a long hard 12 weeks.

Maybe I will get to speak to the carers about Jesus.

Praise God, that Social Services have sorted out carers coming in and that your Aunt is coming home from hospital soon. I ask everything run's smoothly may Miri get everything done that she needs to. In the name of Jesus Amen

You never know one of the carers may even be a Christian

The past month has been really hard in the last 4 weeks we have had:-

2 hospital outpatient appointments (my aunts oxygen levels are still too low.
2 own doctor visits at home
1 financial assessment at home (conclusion is that all care is provided free)
1 visit by my aunt's social worker
1 chiropodist visit (while in hosp they did not look after her feet or cut her nails)
1 hair dresser visit to the house (aunts hair has not been cut for some time)
4 phone calls with pension service as they messed up my aunts pension
handful of calls with social services generally
countless phone calls with the carers

Still to come
1 telephone review with the incontinance service
1 delivery of incontinance pads
1 delivery of new washer (ours is on its last legs - a bit like me!)
1 more hospital out patient appointment at least - possibly more
1 visit by community matron
1 visit by community disability team to assess if different walking aid is needed.

On top of the above we have had 2 carers coming in 4 times a day and as I work 3 days
a week I've had to fit most of the above in my two days off during the week!

We have had some problems with the carers, we've had 13 different carers in the first
3 weeks, which stressed out my aunt big time. She has also had difficulty adjusting to
being back at home.

But here is amazing answer to prayer. Due to the above and the coming and going of the
carers, my aunt got very frustrated and annoyed and refused to let anyone else into the
house, the carers etc. I got a phone call at work one day to say she had put the chain on
the door and would not let the carers in, so I had to leave work early to sort things out.

Then followed an awful weekend of stress and problems. In the end I had to arrange for social
services to review the care plan as my Aunt was having none of it. Before the meeting I
prayed like heck that God would intervene and give wisdom to the social worker and would
help my aunt to understand her needs, that we both needed the help.

The social worker drew up in the car and with all my being I wanted to go outside and
have a chat with her and give her my "two penneth worth" before she came into the house
to speak to my aunt.

But then I just got a sense that God was saying NO! You have prayed let me take control now
you keep getting in the way! Trust me to answer the prayers!

So with great difficulty I kept quiet, I fact I hardly said anything during the meeting and guess
what - my aunt agreed to have the carers come back again but just two visits a day instead
of four. This is better as originally she was assessed while she was bed bound in hospital. But
now she is home she is more mobile.

Praise God for taking charge, it has made me realise that I often prayer for God to do something,
anything! But then I take over and get in the way!

I need to to have more faith in God and realise that He is far more willing to bless and work out
things on our behalf than we can ever imagine.

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