In the summer of 2011 my mom fell and broke her wrist. Not long after that she started limping while she walked. It was originally diagnosed as a pinched nerve in her back. No amount of physical therapy offered any change. Her limp just got worse. In May of 2012 we received the devastating news that she had ALS. This forced her to retire. A year later she can hardly walk, and can hardly talk. ALS is a horrible disease. This blog is just a way for me to vent.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
I Just Don't Know
I feel ashamed saying I feel helpless. But I do. Here I can walk, talk, feed myself, get up and go whenever I want, cry and throw fits when I want, laugh when I want and yet I feel completely helpless. But feeling this way also makes me feel ashamed because my mom's ALS prevents her from doing even the most simple things in life. I wish I had answers for the what comes next or here's what we should do now but I have none. None. She's becoming increasingly more tired. We thought it might be due to a switch in her thyroid medication, but that doesn't appear to be the case. She's losing pretty much all ability to walk. While she hasn't been walking more than a hallway's length that hallway was part of the remaining independence she had. Now that seems to be going away. Her legs just don't respond to her brain telling them to move. I can't even imagine what that is like. When my mom was mobile she was superwoman. You couldn't tell her a woman couldn't do something because she'd find a way. Physically if she willed it it would happen. Now will just isn't enough. I'm trying to figure this one out through God's eyes and I just can't. She doesn't deserve this and none of her free will choices brought this upon her.
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