Wow it's been awhile since my last post. As I sit here on my bed using my cell phone I get teary eyed thinking about all the events that have taken place since my last post.
My Granny has been a huge part of my world. Anyone that knows me knows how much she means to me. She has been battling alzheimers now for quite some time. My fiance & I were living with her trying to make her life easier so we could keep her at home. She always made it clear she never wanted to go to a home. My mom, me and Zack were always with her but unfortunately it got to the point where we needed help. This broke all of our hearts but we had no choice and decided to hand over everything to God. That is so much easier said than done.
Granny ended up in & out of the hospital & Rosedale Manor. My family really pulled together to make sure she never felt alone. This process was so hard on all of us mentally & physically. We were all so exhausted. I am so proud of my mother. She was so tired but never gave up & made sure she was by granny's side as much as possible. Granny got to the point where she refused to eat & everything slowly started going down hill. I've always known eventually I would lose my Granny but there was no way to be ready. We prayed & prayed & eventually a decision was made for hospice. We placed her in St. elizabeth hospice in Edgewood. Those nurses & staff was AMAZING. We were truly blessed for such an amazing group of people. We knew it was just a matter of time. I was juggling two jobs, a family of my own & being with Granny as much as I could. Talk about hard.
September 22,2010 @ 5:09pm my world changed very quickly. I was driving home from work & it had just poured down rain. I was on the back roads & driving slowly. I had just put on my seatbelt after I had been driving for about 6 minutes. Before I knew it I was sliding on the road & going over a guard rail & into a 25 ft ditch. How did I not flip? How am I still alive? Why am I not in the river? All these things running through my head. I look to my left & there's the river. My air bag didn't deploy but passenger did. I started panicking & started praying. Then I realize my car is smoking. I go to get out & my door wouldn't open. I notice my left wrist is swelling so I crawl to passenger side and the door opens. I get my cell out of my purse and call 911. While I am waiting on ambulance as much pain as I was in I started crying because I needed to get to Granny.
I ended up with a crushed/broken wrist, a ton of external & internal bruises, some cuts & one nasty seatbelt burn. Praise God! I am alive & it could of been so much worse. I was released & went home to heal. I later find out my wrist needs surgery. Through God's grace, an amazing family, great friends & the best fiance in the world I was able to get to my Granny. I spent all of Sept 28th with her. I loved on her,talked to her even though she couldn't respond and kissed her as much as I could. I finally left around 11:30pm because I had surgery in the morning. My Granny went home to heaven a little after 1:00am Sept 29th. I had my surgery at noon the same day. Talk about an emotional rollercoaster.
So I am sorry I have been away for awhile. I am still healing in more ways than one. I am slowly getting back into the swing of things but again I am soooo grateful I am ok & Granny is no longer suffering.
Thank you everyone that has helped me through those time. Thank you my patient clients. I am very blessed.
Much love, Sarah Kay
