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What Money Can’t Buy

April 14, 2019 by One Frugal Girl 7 Comments

I’ve spent the last four weeks watching my mom suffer. She’s been laying in a hospital bed since mid-March. A sudden and unexpected intestinal perforation has shut down her entire digestive system. She is unable to eat or drink. A nasogastric tube is the only thing preventing her from aspirating.

No one could have predicted this would happen. The doctors aren’t even sure what perforated her intestines. As I watch her writhe in pain I feel entirely helpless. I hope that the doctors will fix her ailments, but I am also incredibly fearful.

I think a lot about money, but this is a stark reminder that money cannot fix everything.

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  1. Little Miss Moneybags says

    April 15, 2019 at 8:03 AM

    So sorry to hear your mom is struggling. When someone we live is hurting, it’s such a stark reminder that money isn’t everything.

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    • OFG says

      April 15, 2019 at 4:56 PM

      Thank you for the kind comment. By the way I miss reading your posts.

      Reply
  2. Revanche @ A Gai Shan Life says

    April 15, 2019 at 11:35 AM

    I’m so sorry to hear your mom is suffering so badly – and that is such a scary thing to be suffering from. Sending all the good recovery wishes we have, and more.

    Reply
    • OFG says

      April 15, 2019 at 4:57 PM

      Thank you for your kind words.

      Reply

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