My great grandma who has had several heart problems and low blood pressure has been having trouble lately. WE found out she has a block in her heart. Her husband had the same thing and had a pacemaker put in and the doctor told us if we did not bring him to the hospital, he would have died. There is NO way my grandma can make it through surgery she is just too weak. Her blood pressure is as low as my grandpa's was when they said he would have died. Is there any other options for my grandma or is she going to die? She is 89 years old.
2007-04-25 09:10:31 · 6 answers · asked by sagittariusgurl_9 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Well honey let me give you some advice. My grandfather lied in a hospital for over a week and suffered. I thought when he died it would be the end of the world. The last time I saw him, I learned something very important... "there are worse things then dying". When he died, he was 93 years old. He saw things in his lifetime we can only imagine. He lived a full life and lying in a hospital is not living. I hope you can find some happiness whn you think of the full life your grandmother has had. Im sure she would like to be at peace.
2007-04-25 09:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by girlajeepin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what you probably want right now is reassurance that your loved one is going to be OK, but unfortunately that's not something that anyone out on the Internet can answer. What I can say is that being old does not necessarily mean you can't get surgery or treatment for your conditions. It sounds like your grandmother's outcome is going to dependent on a lot of different variables that are all mixing together right now. What I'd recommend is talking to your parents or a doctor or a nurse that is treating her and getting a good explanation from them about how she is doing. I also think it's important to stay positive and and spend time with your grandmother to give her the support she needs during a rough time.
2007-04-25 16:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry you are so worried about your great-grandmother. I can tell you that, yes, she is going to die ... SOMEDAY ... whether she has surgery and gets a pacemaker or not. I'm guessing that your great-grandfather is 'dead' already, now, and that your 'great-grandmother' is possibly 'making herself worse' health-wise because she 'misses him' and wants to be 'with him in Heaven.' Try getting her 'out and about' more, and interested in YOUR LIFE and in helping you to 'grow up to be as wonderful as she is' ... and TELL HER just how much you need her help, and love her dearly ... so that when the time comes that she does have to 'die' you'll know that she KNOWS YOU LOVED HER and can go to heaven with a 'happy report' for your great-grandfather and God.
2007-04-25 16:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am truely sorry to hear about your grandmother's illness. I don't have any medical advice to offer, except that at some point we will all have to learn to let our loved ones go. My great grandmother passed away some time ago, but she was in her mid eighties. She is still the longest living relative that i know of besides one great uncle. It was hard to accept it, but I had to keep telling myself that it was much better to release her and let her go, than to wish that she stay here with me and suffer each day.
I don't know what to tell you, except that the doctors will do all that they can to help your grandmother. I wish her and your family good thoughts and prayers for a safe healing.
2007-04-25 16:20:54 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am afraid you are going to loose your Grandma. However enjoy the time you have with her and you will always have those special memories to look back on and you will look back on them.
2007-04-25 16:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some one talk to her about Jesus and salvation.
2007-04-25 23:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋