Best Mom

Mom had a peaceful night

I stayed with her until around 9 this morning

when my sister showed up

We are lucky Mom has been sleeping

not needing morphine

she wakes up a bit to say hi

or go away 

( to her wonderful Hospice aide Brian)

even to ask to go home...of course

I'll go back in a few hours

I'll be staying overnight as long as needed 

Mom always laughs at me for printing out these 

coloring pages and coloring them for her...

she knows I've loved to color

way before it way cool for adults

Thank you all for your kind words and prayers

I know so many of you have gone through this

with parents and loved ones...

  

your thoughts and insights over the years

have helped me 

very much

 

 

Mom

Mom and Rhonda (aide)

a couple of days ago

laughing at my stories

of being tied to a tree as a child...

it was the only way to keep me in the yard at 3 or 4

today Hospice has put their comfort orders in to place

Morphine and Ativan as needed 

so far she has slept all day

no discomfort

I sure love this mom of mine

Keeping Busy

Link To Karen's esty shop

small rug on the frame

while I think about the Americana one

I have a lot of Karen's patterns 

keep putting off hooking them

because I want to dye some wool in her colors 

we all know how that's worked out over the past few years

so I started this one last night

changing the words/letters

thinking of a blue house

maybe

*****

going through closets again

very few things left of the parents

except sheets

wonderful Lands End flannel and cotton sheets

the worm ones are now rags

decent ones going to animal shelter

good ones to save and use

*****

Mom is not doing good

extreme pain in her neck and upper back

has been increasing over the past few weeks

making her anxiety worse

which makes her breathing worse

 

she was switched to using the Hoyer lift for transfers 

a few weeks ago

on Friday she started using her new wheelchair

it has a high back and head rest

she looks much better in it

feels about the same

though I do catch her using the headrest

she's always been stubbon

"Johnny Bull" English she says

now she is resistant to any change 

thanks so much for all your support

I know many of you have gone through this

heartbreaking scenario

your words have given me strength