Found out something about my Mother-in-law......

[Aine of the Fae]

Well, I now know why my mother-in-law is so fanatical. She has a serious brain disorder and has to have an extremely risky surgery next month that only has a 20% survival rate. If she doesn't have the surgery, she has a 5% survival chance.

I'm not sure exactly what the problem is, but it's the cause of most of her mental problems for the past couple of years. It didn't help that she got involved in a church that is notorious for it's "brainwashing" techniques. It's the church my father grew up in, and I have been there several times, so I know what they are like. However, she got too fanatical even for them and they asked her and her family to leave. She's going to a church that is even more pushy now.

Anyway, after the surgery she'll go on some pretty serious medication that will hopefully even out her mood swings and her obsessive behavior.

As many problems as I have with her and don't agree with her views, she nor her family deserve all that they have been through. She has three children (my husband and his brother are her step-children). All three of her children, two girls and a boy, have muscular dystrophy. The youngest, her son, is permanently wheel-chair bound, with extremely limited mobility. The two girls aren't nearly as bad, but they have severe muscle weakness and so for extended walking they must use wheelchairs as well.

My husband is a bit upset they didn't tell us before now, we would have been there helping more if we'd known. It explains a lot about her behavior and makes it, not acceptable, but understandable. But I'm really glad I always bit my tongue and never blew up at her.

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

* Huggles* velvet mirage. I hope she pulls through hun.

[Fairywolf]

:hugz: I am sorry to hear about her condition but they should have told you sooner. But that is just my opinion. I hope everything turns out good.

[Noressa]

Wow... I hope the surgery goes well... That has to be scary. Or at least, it would be scary for me to have to face...

[WitchJezebel]

How awful for her; my prayers are with you and the family. :hugz:

[blueiris]

*hug* (((((healing energy)))))

[zakzekezedd]

((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))) Well, that casts things in a different light! And helps explain her bizarre behavior. I'll just hope that all goes well and this difficult period can be put behind both of you and your families.......

[Pesha]

I will add her to my healing list hon and hope she feels better and lives a happier life after the surgery.

BB
DS.

[StarryDancer]

Ohhh, that's a really tough one, hon. Huggles and lots of energy to you and your family.

[DixieWitch]

I hope everything turns out good for your MIL. Sorry to hear about all this. (((velvetmirage))) Sending my prayers and healing energies to you and yours.

[Old Witch]

Well, I now know why my mother-in-law is so fanatical. She has a serious brain disorder and has to have an extremely risky surgery next month that only has a 20% survival rate. If she doesn't have the surgery, she has a 5% survival chance.

I'm not sure exactly what the problem is, but it's the cause of most of her mental problems for the past couple of years. It didn't help that she got involved in a church that is notorious for it's "brainwashing" techniques. It's the church my father grew up in, and I have been there several times, so I know what they are like. However, she got too fanatical even for them and they asked her and her family to leave. She's going to a church that is even more pushy now.

Anyway, after the surgery she'll go on some pretty serious medication that will hopefully even out her mood swings and her obsessive behavior.

As many problems as I have with her and don't agree with her views, she nor her family deserve all that they have been through. She has three children (my husband and his brother are her step-children). All three of her children, two girls and a boy, have muscular dystrophy. The youngest, her son, is permanently wheel-chair bound, with extremely limited mobility. The two girls aren't nearly as bad, but they have severe muscle weakness and so for extended walking they must use wheelchairs as well.

My husband is a bit upset they didn't tell us before now, we would have been there helping more if we'd known. It explains a lot about her behavior and makes it, not acceptable, but understandable. But I'm really glad I always bit my tongue and never blew up at her.
Sometimes I think that those of us who read the cards actually have a little "thing" in the back of our minds....Something that in our conscious mind doesn't register, but something that we would surely go off about, we hold our tongues.......and I find more often than not it seems, we have a good reason to keep quiet.....I think you had one of those times.....You do read cards, don't you?

[Aine of the Fae]

Sometimes I think that those of us who read the cards actually have a little "thing" in the back of our minds....Something that in our conscious mind doesn't register, but something that we would surely go off about, we hold our tongues.......and I find more often than not it seems, we have a good reason to keep quiet.....I think you had one of those times.....You do read cards, don't you?

Yes, I read cards, professionally in fact. There's been this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach about her, but I thought it was mainly her dislike of me. Now I know better. I may be a reader, but I still have moments when I don't listen to myself very well.

[Old Witch]

My husband, my oldest son, and I read each others minds so easily it's spooky......My other 2 sons...well they might as well be rocks.:lol:.......Those close to us are often the hardest to read......I'm glad you know the problem now and can deal with it on the appropriate level.... Energy sent for your family to cope.....I'll keep you all in my prayers.

[Imbrium]

That situation sounds difficult. I've said a prayer for your family and your mother in law, and I hope things turn out better in the future.

:hugz:

[Lunacie]

Wow. I wish for the best to come from the surgery and the recovery and the medications.

[Hoot]

velvetmirage, I hope she gets better. You're right, she's had more than her share already.

And it's a good thing you held your tongue, too. (Hmm. I wonder if I should learn to read cards...)

[Aine of the Fae]

velvetmirage, I hope she gets better. You're right, she's had more than her share already.

And it's a good thing you held your tongue, too. (Hmm. I wonder if I should learn to read cards...)

:) I think everyone should learn to read the cards, but that's just my opinion.

Thank you everyone, for your kind words.

[Epona44]

I am very sorry. When I responded to your other post about the gift of the beautiful cross, I said my intuition was telling me that she may be doing some of those things to quiet the voices in her head.

I have lived with people, some relatives, with behavioral and mental disorders, and with my share of jerks. The people with real disorders tug at you in a way that tells you to be tolerant.

This will be difficult for you and your family will need all your support.

Be encircled by the light, velvetmirage

[Purrcatnip]

aww.. :HUGZ: I hope that everything goes well, and I hope you keep your strength during her surgery. :hugz:

[Lady Jade]

I don't know you well, but this situation will prove to be very difficult. Healing energy sent to you and your through this trying time

[IndigoMoon]

Best wishes to you. I hope everything works out!

:hugz:

[Kalika]

:hugz: I hope that whatever happens, it is the best thing for her and your family. I hope that the meds will help.

Blessings,

Kalika