My grandfather, or Bompie as everyone knows him, is in the hospital and very sick. He had a stroke 2 days ago, but the first 24 hours showed him to be doing very well. He had regained some of his speech and movement on the right side of his body where he had lost it. We knew he had a long road ahead of him, but we were feeling optimistic. He wouldn't even let my grandma (Nonnie) feed him dinner that night! He wanted to do it himself! LOL If nothing else, my Bompie is determined!
This morning though, he took a nap and they haven't been able to wake him up since. A CT scan showed he had another stroke. They say he is responding to pain but he is not opening his eyes or speaking. Now we're not so optimistic. I'm pretty scared. I'm not ready to say goodbye :(. My grandparents live in California and so we haven't seen them since Kennedy was a baby. They haven't even met Keeghan or Kellsey. Please be praying for my Bompie, that if it's God's will that he will be healed and go on to live for many more years! You just can't ask for a better grandfather than him!!
Update! Not long after I posted this I got a text message from my cousin Becky and then a phone call from my friend Kelly who is a nurse at the hospital he's in and my Bompie is awake!! Kelly said, "Your grandpa said to tell you he loves you!" :) They said he is confused and disoriented, but he can move everything and he's talking and responding to everyone. Praise the Lord! Please keep praying!!!
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Praying your bompie pulls through and all your kids get to enjoy him.
Oh Renee, my heart goes out to you and your family, my prayers are with you at this difficult time
Definitely praying Renee!
Oh Renee, I will be praying for him and your family. So good to hear that he is awake. Praying for continued healing!
Sorry to hear about your grandfather. My dad had his 2nd stroke in May and is not recovering well. My stepmom is beside herself trying to take care of him with no relief in site. His speech is not coming back at all. It's so sad. Praying your Bompie recovers well.
We'll definitely keep your family in our prayers.
thinking of you all and keeping everyone in our thoughts !!
Praying for your grandfather today.
I'm sorry to hear this. I hope he continues to do well like your update. Strokes are such a scary, unpredictable thing. In the last 9 months my Mom has had 2 strokes (the most recent one a couple weeks ago) and my Dad has had one. All were fairly minor, but they really aren't the same people anymore.
Praying for you and your family....
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