Guest guest Posted July 30, 2000 Report Share Posted July 30, 2000 Oh, Susie, I'm so sorry. You know our thoughts and prayers are with you. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2000 Report Share Posted July 30, 2000 Suse, Sorry to hear about your Mom. It sounds like she had a very productive life. This past November made one year since my nephew died. My Mom >I just wanted to write to let all of you know that my mother is gone ... She >just died. > >Her name was Margaret Alida Arntz. She married the first man she ever dated, >Floyd Mc, my father. They remained together until his death, more than >60 years later. > >She was a wonderful woman, who devoted her whole life to helping others. She >was tough until the end, and her faith in God never wavered. She was 82-1/2 >years old, and was a lifetime type 2, who had her first heart attack over 30 >years ago, and yet she looked more like my older sister. She had youthful >skin and muscles, and she never lost her wicked sense of humor. > >Hugs, >Susie > > > > > >Public website for Diabetes International: >http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2000 Report Share Posted July 30, 2000 I am so sorry, Susie. My mother lingered and died (congestive heart failure and many other problems) a few years ago. Mothers are so special - I still talk to mine. Many blessings, Barb -------- Rainbow Farm Unltd. Premium Oldenburg sport horses and fancy sport ponies for sale. http://www.RainbowFarm.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2000 Report Share Posted July 30, 2000 Susie: My prayers and thoughts are with you in this time of grief. Love Erwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2000 Report Share Posted July 31, 2000 Susie -- Just wanted to add my sympathy and condolences to the rest of them. Losing a parent is difficult to deal with. My Mom has been gone 9 years this month. And although we were not terribly close, I do miss her. You were fortunate to be close to her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 05:32 PM 7/30/00 -0700, you wrote: >I just wanted to write to let all of you know that my mother is gone ... She >just died. > >Her name was Margaret Alida Arntz. She married the first man she ever dated, >Floyd Mc, my father. They remained together until his death, more than >60 years later. > >She was a wonderful woman, who devoted her whole life to helping others. She >was tough until the end, and her faith in God never wavered. She was 82-1/2 >years old, and was a lifetime type 2, who had her first heart attack over 30 >years ago, and yet she looked more like my older sister. She had youthful >skin and muscles, and she never lost her wicked sense of humor. > >Hugs, >Susie > > > > > >Public website for Diabetes International: >http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > in Constable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2000 Report Share Posted July 31, 2000 Susie: My deepest sympathy and my prayers go out to you and your family. My Mom > I just wanted to write to let all of you know that my mother is gone ... She > just died. > > Her name was Margaret Alida Arntz. She married the first man she ever dated, > Floyd Mc, my father. They remained together until his death, more than > 60 years later. > > She was a wonderful woman, who devoted her whole life to helping others. She > was tough until the end, and her faith in God never wavered. She was 82-1/2 > years old, and was a lifetime type 2, who had her first heart attack over 30 > years ago, and yet she looked more like my older sister. She had youthful > skin and muscles, and she never lost her wicked sense of humor. > > Hugs, > Susie > > > > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2000 Report Share Posted July 31, 2000 I want to thank all of you for your kind words. It seemed as if our Mom hung on until all of us could spend time with her. All six of us were able to be at her bedside while she was still conscious. The last time I saw her was Thursday morning. We were praying together, and I was giving her Fresca on a sponge stick and putting Vaseline on her lips. She was just waiting for the angels to come and take her. Her last words to me were, " You are so good to me. " That is comforting. The nuns really loved her. They had been in twice already that morning to change her sheets, bathe her, and apply good-smelling lotions. And her many friends at the nursing home visited her frequently. Mom had suffered at least one stroke approximately two months ago, according to tests done in the hospital, and it was causing her to fall. The nuns thought it was hypos, but it was left-side paralysis. She was hospitalized for atrial fibrillation, etc., and took a bad fall two weeks ago, landing on the right side of her head. They had given her so much Coumadin that she bled extensively inside her skull. It was that, finally, which did her in. By Saturday, she was having nearly constant seizures, and a temperature of 104. She is proof that a diabetic can live a long life. Although her vision was impaired, her diabetic kidneys were still perking along, until the end. Group hugs, Susie Here is a letter from my oldest sister ... I wish we could all be together to comfort each other this evening. I just wanted to reach out to the two of you who, like me, will also not be there with mom physically this evening. You are my beloved sisters; a gift to me from mom and dad. She waited for all of us to be with her before she left this Earth. With dad, I couldn't cry for a couple weeks. With mom, I can't seem to quit. I loved them both, but mom was the switchboard for the family; the one who was at the center of everything. I feel a terrible loss knowing that I can never talk to her again or never touch her again. I guess daddy is the only one happy this evening. I hope he lets her rest up before he puts her to work! Just think, he will be the handsome young man she fell in love with when she was 18 years old. And she will see her only son, Kenny, and get to know him for the first time. I wonder what he looks like? I think maybe he looks like my Kenny. I love all of you. I'm now the matron of the family. I'm not sure that is a title I wished to have. Be gentle and kind to those you love. Life is such a fleeting thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2000 Report Share Posted July 31, 2000 Susie, I am so sorry about your mother's death. My own mother died a few weeks ago on the 7th of June. I know firsthand how hard this time is for both of us. One of the most important things to remember during this time of stress & grieving is to be careful with your health. I think one of the things that is helping me through this time is the discipline I have established in my life from being a dedicated lurker of this list and a follower of Dr. Bernstein's WOE. I keep reminding myself that during this time of heartbreak, I also do not need my health to break. My prayers are with you & your family..........Judith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2000 Report Share Posted July 31, 2000 Hi Susie It has been a while but I have been here reading all the time. Sorry about your mom but take it from me, treasure those last moments you all had. Too few of us have that experience. My mother died suddenly in the early morning at home alone. I had spoken to her the day before but there was no warning signs that she was ill at the time. That was 3 (or was it 4) years ago and I to this day long for those last moments to say good bye. So much was left unfinished. Not to burden you but I have been on insulin since April and it is not working any better. An insurance change made it necessary to change the oral med to glypizide and we think that is not working so she switched me back to Avandia today. I did check into mail order and with all the meds we are both taking it will be hard but necessary to make the change to see if that is the problem. I signed up for the DiabetesWell internet program and they are working with the Dr and NP to try and get the bgs (high 200's + regularly) down. Carolyn Kaminski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2000 Report Share Posted July 31, 2000 Thornton wrote: << ... We all have to go over, sooner or later, and how much better it is to leave that way than all alone. >> It is true, . There are much worse deaths than my mother's. With modern medicine's remarkable ability to prolong our lives, even when our bodies are ready to let go, some people remain alive for years, but in a very poor state, and often in great pain. We were lucky to find such a wonderful nursing home, and Mom was alert and active long enough that she was able to spend time with the other residents and form close friendships. That certainly makes our passing much easier. There was no end of friends stopping by to hold her hand, caress her hair, and whisper loving and encouraging words to her. May we all be so lucky. Thanks once again to all of you for the thoughtful, touching words. So many others in the group have lost loved ones as well. It's comforting to have this group as my extended family. I am glad diabetes_int means so much to so many others. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2000 Report Share Posted August 1, 2000 Susie > A C-peptide test That is what DiabetesWell staff has suggested but I am sure she has never run one on me. Heck they have never ask for a urine test till the last visit. > How many grams of carbs a day do you estimate you are eating? I have no clue but I can say some days it is virtually none and others I am sure I go over the recommendated number. I have caught some enlightening tips like the melon I thought would be GREAT is really AWFUL with carbs so we switch to berries. I don't eat bread but very rarely and when I cook potatoes I try to bake them (or nuke) and feed the inside to my husband ( he won't eat skins) and I eat the skins with a little fat free ranch. If we have pasta I drag out my spaggetti squash. >Can you tell us more about your insulin dosing regimen? 26 units N in the morning plus ? units R depending on the bg reading, ? R again at lunch as the bg require, then 12 units N before dinner plus ? R, and again ? R at bedtime if required. Required being anything over 150 adding 2 units per 50+ points. Carolyn D. Kaminski ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- make no expectations and you will have no disappointments come with an open heart, enter with an open mind, and you will be amazed at what you will find -------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-) Shantiquarian = Shepherd lost in a field of wood searching thru a mystic haze for exits from the past, entrances to the future, and the junction at which they will meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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