Is God really watching?

My moms primary doctor was in to see her today and told her that she is very lucky because the clots were already in her lungs and had they gotten to her heart...she would not be here right now. She cried as she told me this. She told the doctor how grateful she was that he made her come see him and then go to the ER. She feels the prayers from everyone helped her through this and that God is watching over her.

It still amazes me...how caring people are. There are so many people from all over...people I have never met...are praying for my mom. I have an amazing online community of friends who pray for my mom daily. None of them have ever met her....yet they find time in their busy lives to think about my family. One of the girls dedicates every yoga practice she does to my mom. Some have written personalized prayers. How can I ever thank these people? I know I will never have the opportunity to thank them in person.

My friends in the area have been wondeful as well. My mom will need a scrapbook for all the cards she has gotten. One of the neighbor boys brought over a card he made along with some flowers and some lemon bars his mom made. One of the baristas at Starbucks gave me a hug the other day and said she would pray for my mom. Amazing people.

My mom should be coming home in a day or two. I am hoping she will have some out-patient physical therapy. I feel her lack of movement is one of the reasons she ended up with clots to begin with. There are other reasons the clots formed but her immobility contributed to it. Her cancer doctor and therapists also reinforced that fact. I wanted her to hear it from professionals because she just thinks we are picking on her when we tell her. I think she looks alot better than she did when she went in. She looked tired and weak and...sick when she went in. She knows she needs to move more. She can't lay on the couch and wait for the drugs to work. She needs to live her life. I hope she understands that now...and she can move forward in a positive direction. I PRAY she moves forward in a positive direction.