Waiting and watching...that has become our routine. Mom really looked bad yesterday, causing the hospice nurse to discuss continuous care. However, this morning she seems a little better. The nurse has been here today and will send someone again this evening to check on her. The timeline remains the same though, likely within the week...this is the same roller coaster I have ridden before with my in-laws a few years back.
I will say though that having Mom in our home is so much better. We have room to move about and nap, eat and shower. I did get a little grumpy last night with some of our kids, their boyfriends and girlfriends. The volume level went up as it always does when we are together. Mom seemed to enjoy being around everyone, but we are a noisy bunch! It was just a temporary flare-up. This ordeal has drawn all of us together!
Mom has smiled a few times but has been saying some random things over the past 24 hours. For instance, "I think something bad is going to happen; Raymond, come take me home; what in the hell-fire are we talking about" (the last one was funny). We have also found out the hard way that she really does not like to be patted or rubbed. She told us in no uncertain terms to "stop it". As you can imagine, emotions run the gamut-we have laughed and we have cried.
In addition to our immediate family, lots of visitors yesterday-Mom's sister Joyce and niece Carol, nephew Doug and his wife Sarah, Anne's friend Sarah, nurses, chaplain, friends from my church-Mike and Jackie. Lara will be coming home from OU on Wednesday to visit Mamaw and Vanessa is standing-by to come home soon.
Karen will post an entry today too, so stay tuned...
Sharon
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