Well I’m going to jump right into this as time is short these days. Mom is not doing well and it started about right after I wrote the last blog. I didn’t want to write the “good news” blot last week, as I am superstitious, but my mom was feeling good at the time and wanted me to write about her feeling well…
Over the past week things have progressed at a fast rate. Mom started off sleeping a lot again and the disorientation/confusion has really set in now. My brother, Jay, and I think that she just gets her thoughts crossed together and they come out all jumbled when she talks. For example, she will start talking about something we all had been discussing in prior days, but most of the time just mumbles and talks about random things. We have been trying to reassure her and going along with what she talks about but it is hard to see her slip away like this. She has also been hallucinating a great deal; this morning she saw a bunch of Springer dogs playing out in the grass (when nothing was there). She cannot walk anymore as either dad or I have to lift her up from her bed / chair and put her in a transport wheelchair to get her to and from things.
I asked the nurse if she could tell me when she would go, and she just looked at me and said, “We’ll just say I would be surprised if she was here by the end of next week (which is this week)” So hearing that, Dad and I called the family to come up. Jay, Thuy, and the baby came on Friday and my Grandma and Aunt Robin came on Saturday. It has been a gamut of emotions over the last couple of days. However, we have been trying to keep some humor and mom has been doing well at keeping us laughing. Some of the things she says are a little too truthful and it is all you can do to keep from busting up when she says things. In the last couple of days she has been getting really feisty as well and just wants to get up and do things on her own. She doesn’t understand that she cannot do things on her own anymore but is determined to do things by herself. So if you all know anything about my mom she is not going to go without a fight!
Sorry it took so long again but my days are pretty full lately!
1 comment:
Dear Katy and family, I am deeply saddened by the news. Your latest blog reminded me of my mothers' last days. As the hospice nurse will tell you; there are ups and downs, ins and outs. I know that it helped immensely when we began to make clear lists for mom - it seemed that once a thought or worry was written down and displayed for her she then was more settled and her mind was more at ease. I don't know if that will help but I wanted to share. My thoughts and prayers are with every one of you. I am glad to hear that Susie's family is near. Please extend my love and good wishes and thanks for being such a good messenger. All my love. Mary
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