A little update re: Mom

She's now in Depends. She still makes it to the bathroom, but the nurse
talked her into wearing them. I was shocked when Dad told me this. I
thought she'd fight that tooth and nail!!

This morning, she woke up complaining that her back hurt and she had a
headache. Dad gave her some morphine, and then she went into "la-la" land.
She talked about a lion giving birth to cubs and that she didn't know how to
help. All these little signs are telling us that she's fading.

The good news is, I'm going down there again!! I leave on the 23rd, and `am
staying until the 27th. Dad and I are going to do a turkey breast for
Christmas dinner. So, I'm hoping that Mom has a fairly good week and that
she recognizes me. I bought her a new nightgown which I'll wrap and hope
that she can figure out how to tear the paper (I won't put it in a box).

I'm hanging in there. I just wish this would all go away. I guess that
means that I'm accepting her death when it happens. Sometimes I still as
God for a miracle, but who am I kidding???

That's about all. I hope everyone is trying to have some sort of a holiday.
This time of year is SO difficult.

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Laurie
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*~*LiveLoveLaugh, and hangin' in there!*~*

Paddle together, bail, paddle; paddle, bail; paddle towards the land.
~Hawaiian proverb

"~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" <Nobody@myjunkaddy.com> wrote in
news:Hmfhh.4452$D9.1130@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

> She's now in Depends. She still makes it to the bathroom, but the
> nurse talked her into wearing them. I was shocked when Dad told me
> this. I thought she'd fight that tooth and nail!!
>
> This morning, she woke up complaining that her back hurt and she had a
> headache. Dad gave her some morphine, and then she went into "la-la"
> land. She talked about a lion giving birth to cubs and that she didn't
> know how to help. All these little signs are telling us that she's
> fading.
>
> The good news is, I'm going down there again!! I leave on the 23rd,
> and `am staying until the 27th. Dad and I are going to do a turkey
> breast for Christmas dinner. So, I'm hoping that Mom has a fairly
> good week and that she recognizes me. I bought her a new nightgown
> which I'll wrap and hope that she can figure out how to tear the paper
> (I won't put it in a box).
>
> I'm hanging in there. I just wish this would all go away. I guess
> that means that I'm accepting her death when it happens. Sometimes I
> still as God for a miracle, but who am I kidding???
>
> That's about all. I hope everyone is trying to have some sort of a
> holiday. This time of year is SO difficult.
>

Laurie,

When Socks became an inpatient, he'd have these urinary urges & would try
to get up. Could have been dangerous (I know, he was in final days, but
who needs injury?) So they did a Foley catheter which was very
uncomfortable for him. They finally removed it but, meantime, I
couldn't convince them that the catheter really bothered him. So I think
the Depends is a better solution, just so she knows she's covered for
that sort of emergency. It apparently can be very distressing to fear
making an embarrassing mess.

Good idea - no box. Hope you make a great meal & are all able to enjoy a
little Christmas. Even though it's difficult for you, you're probably
easing your father's pain by sharing the holiday with him & your mother.
Glad you can get away & go!

Hugs,
Fig

~*LiveLoveLaugh*~ wrote:

> She's now in Depends. She still makes it to the bathroom, but the nurse
> talked her into wearing them. I was shocked when Dad told me this. I
> thought she'd fight that tooth and nail!!
>
> This morning, she woke up complaining that her back hurt and she had a
> headache. Dad gave her some morphine, and then she went into "la-la" land.
> She talked about a lion giving birth to cubs and that she didn't know how to
> help. All these little signs are telling us that she's fading.
>
> The good news is, I'm going down there again!! I leave on the 23rd, and `am
> staying until the 27th. Dad and I are going to do a turkey breast for
> Christmas dinner. So, I'm hoping that Mom has a fairly good week and that
> she recognizes me. I bought her a new nightgown which I'll wrap and hope
> that she can figure out how to tear the paper (I won't put it in a box).
>
> I'm hanging in there. I just wish this would all go away. I guess that
> means that I'm accepting her death when it happens. Sometimes I still as
> God for a miracle, but who am I kidding???
>
> That's about all. I hope everyone is trying to have some sort of a holiday.
> This time of year is SO difficult.

You're often in my thoughts, Laurie,
Thanks for the update.
Hugs
J