Hi everyone,
Sorry I didn't write this last night. I started the day with mom. When I first arrived there she her chest was laboring to breathe. She didn't have a look of distress on her face. I called for a respiratory therapist and they came and suctioned her, but it was so thick they had to put saline in the opening (stoma) which was hard to watch. I hel mom's hand and she was then able to be suctioned. This happened twice. A nurse helped me pull her up in the bed so she would sit better. I did her PT and she was in a great mood. She was smiling from the moment I saw her, even with the breathing episode. I set her up with a few things to read and her squishy pig. I cleaned her glasses and the lense popped out so it took a long time to fix them for her. I made an appt. for the optometrist to come to adfust her glasses. I left and Dad was the next to arrive. Dad watched TV with mom and talked to her showing her all of the CHristmas cards that people sent her. A friend from James Street sent a card with cats on it and mom enjoyed looking at it. I came back in the late afternoon after work and Florence, Flo and Maureen (Mom's friends) were there. Mom was right in the middle of the group happy as can be. She shook her head yes and no when she was asked questions. They brought her Christmas gifts so I helped her open them. I positioned a gift bag so she could take the tissue paper out and take out the gift. Maureen and Flo gave mom a great vocabulary book. It is a table tent sort of book that sits on the table and you flip the pages to see new vocabulary. The words are great because they are so interesting (Mom loves words!). Florence gave mom an angel and it said "Friends are gifts form heaven". Mom took it and inspected every nook and cranny. The women left and Dad and I stayed with mom. I noticed that when we touched her legs she winced. Her nurse came in and touch her to talk to her and she had the same reaction. The nurse said she had been in the chair too long and she would move her to the bed early. Dad and I stepped out and they had her in the bed snug as a bug in a rug (one of mom's favorite phrases). Dad and I came in and I gave something to cut. SHe fell asleep with the scissors in her hand. She slept for a while and I left to give my final at St. Joseph's. John left work early today because he also is not feeling well. We had to go to plan "B" today since Thursday is his day to be with mom. I came back after class and dad was talking to her from the bedside. Dad left and I stayed with her grading my tests. They nurses came in to change her and when I came back in the room mom was wide awake. We talked and I made her laugh once! (Ha Anth!) I gave her the scissors again and she cut the brightly colored pictures right on the line. We did a few more activites and then I got her ready for bed. I asked her if she wanted to pray and she made the sign of the cross. I said a prayer and then left for the night. Kathy is still sick and at one point she spoke to mom on the phone and mom was smiling the minute she heard her voice! hopefully Kathy will feel better soon and be back in the routine!
Peace to all this Holiday Season!
~Claud
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