My World Is Split Between The Hospital, Home Tonight... Last Night I Had This Terrible Dream...

My World Is Split Between The Hospital, Home Tonight... Last Night I Had This Terrible Dream....

By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee

Tonight I have taken a lot of sighs of relief... I think Skip is finally going to be alright.  He is in the hospital where he's been most of the day.

Skip's blood pressure has been so high, tonight it came down to normal.  So many people sent us prayers through Facebook, emails.

I can't tell you what knowing those prayers being said.... meant.  I still can't say in words how special they are.  I watched Skip as I read them to him on my Iphone... I saw his eyes.

His eyes showed me how much it meant knowing that people who didn't know him, people that knew him... cared.  He really cared that you all cared about him... it meant more than you know.

I know that made all the difference in him getting better tonight.  Thank you everyone from my heart, it means the world to me.  You all brought a smile to Skip's face.  I know it helped his heart as he was having irregular heart rhythms.

Skip is so amazed that people all over the world read my blog, correspond with me.... and more amazed that they cared about him, not knowing him in person... but, through my blogs.  I'm so proud of that.

I have been so afraid for weeks now... remember how I've written alot about death?  Now... I know 'why'.

Last night I had this terrible dream I want to tell you about..... in my dream this is what happened:

Skip and I sat in a van... it didn't have a 'nose'.... you know like where the motor goes.  It was 'flat' in front.  We sat in a van parked at a restaurant... the front of the van was about six inches from the brick exterior part of the building.

I said, "Skip, don't park so close to the building.  People are looking out the window at us now.  Our headlights are shining drawing their attention."

Skip backed up... pulled back up to the brick wall adjoined to the building... he hit the bricks breaking them into pieces.  I watched the bricks as they began to fall.  I was in shock, I looked at Skip, and saw a blank expression on his face.

"Skip, why did you break the brick wall?  Those people are looking out at us!"  Skip never said a word, he calmly opened the door, stepped out and began to walk away ... until I didn't see him somehow.

I opened my door quickly, ran to find Skip.  I couldn't find Skip!  I was in tears as I ran around the restaurant... strangely enough there was a path all around... trees were grown almost up to the building.  As I ran on that path, several kittens were startled... they began to run.  I ran around the building..........

All of a sudden I was at a cookout.... a huge cookout.  Lots of people were eating... they were sitting at picnic tables smiling, laughing, talking.  I couldn't find Skip as I made my way through many happy faces, many picnic tables.

When I woke up, I was afraid.  I turned over to see if Skip was alright.  He wasn't in bed.  I got up, I could hear his voice talking baby-talk to the Pups in the kitchen... I met him coming through the hall.  "Good morning, Baby Girl ( :))) he always says that!)"

I was so glad to see him... I had woke up from looking for him, I had woke up ... afraid.

Skip took his blood pressure and it was almost perfect.  He recorded it for the cardiologist he'd just been to see.  His blood pressure was stabilizing, had been for the past two days.  We were so happy.

Today, he went to the doctor... his blood pressure had went up to 197/111.  I took him straight to the emergency room where they kept him, he's there tonight.  He had a CT scan, EKG, blood work done, and a X-ray, and when I left late tonight... he was given a new blood pressure medicine.  He may have an MRI, and more tests tomorrow.

When I got home, I called back... his blood pressure had come back down to normal.  I felt tears in my eyes... do you know how thankful I am.  I know all of your prayers made a miracle happen.

Skip has been awfully sick this past week... I think something really bad was 'just before' happening, I really do.

Tonight... I did as my cousin Pete told me to do.... 'take a deep breath'.  Hey Pete, I have taken a lot of them out of relief.  I was so afraid... I was so very afraid.  Thank you for caring, too.

Our Pups were glad to see me when I got home.  Our neighbor so kindly waited on his porch to make sure I got into the house safely.... thank-you so much. That meant the world to me... it made Skip feel comfort, ease of mind knowing you were looking out for me.

One of our friends made me promise to call her when I got home safely.... thank you for caring.   I told Skip, and it made him feel good later, when I called back to the hospital.

You both brought comfort to my heart... I think I really needed that.  I was thinking I was all alone... do you know... you both touched my heart deeply.

Well, I am going to bed now.... my world is split between the hospital, home tonight.  I have the Pups here at home.... I so, hope Skip comes home tomorrow... then, my world will be whole again.  I know everything is going to be alright.

It means the very world to have all of you to talk to.  Thank you for being 'there'.  You just don't know how much it means to me.

Love, Gloria/Granny Gee :)))

If I Won A Lottery...

If I Won A Lottery...

by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/ aka Granny Gee

Skip and I were talking today about winning a huge amount of money on a lottery ticket.... :)))  Anything is possible, people do it all the time.  Truthfully, the most I ever won was forty dollars.

Skip told me that I would have lots of friends if I were to win alot of money.  I told him that the friends I have now, at this time, are my only friends.  It made me dream for a few minutes... everyone needs to dream sometimes, see in one's mind the things they would do, love to do, actually see themselves doing them, 'feel' themselves doing them.  That's how things can 'magically' happen.  I believe in miracles.

Back to dreaming... I would remove myself and make me unavailable if I won alot of money.  I might would do like 'Undercover Boss'... get in disguise and mingle around different places listening, observing.

I would be looking for people who wish for something special, need something important... I would never let them know I could be one who could help a wish, or several wishes... come true.

I don't have to walk in alot of people's shoes because... I already 'know how alot of different shoes feel like'.  I would know what to look for, where to go to make good things happen.

Of course, I would take care of mine and Skip's dreams, wishes at the same time.  We and our Pups... would move to a bigger home, upgrade our vehicles.  We would still be the same people.  We would pay off bills we keep putting off to pay others...that would bring us peace of mind.

I would put aside four sizeable amounts of money for Taban and his mother, for McKenzie and her mother.  Each would have their own money from us.

I have two special friends I would put aside sizeable amounts of money for, Ms Nancy and Tori.

I would also, do the same for several cousins whom I've come alittle closer to in the past months.

I would not forget my two brothers Wm Ernest and David, my nephews and my sister, Teresa.  I would do the same for them.

There are people I care for, like.  I would do something special for each of them.

One special thing I would want to do just for 'me'... have a huge white art studio with lots and lots of windows, sliding glass doors.  I would love for all the walls to be white with beautiful mirrors all around.... with white cabinets, countertops, drawers, shelves and beautiful double sinks.

In the middle of the room I would like a big island with white countertops to work at on art projects.  I would want my floor to be white, sparkling like diamonds... have a inside waterfall sing to me water songs all the time.  I would also, love to have a huge aquarium with happy-colored fish swimming with joy.  My fish would be happy fish...

I would love to have thousands of happy colors in paints, pastels, oils and acryllics, inks, markers and coloring pencils.  I would love to have every kind of paint brush, lots of canvases, card stock, and art supplies.  I would love to have the most special easel and stool to carry to sit and paint clouds.  I would take 'millions' of art lessons to help me improve on all that I've learned to do through the years.

These are some of the things I would do if I won a lottery.  I would make 'happy colors' everywhere I go, and put them in alot of people's lives.  I would see how many smiles I could create to... match mine... 'if' I won a lottery.