No word on a bed at the hospital for mom yet. The person at the neurosurgeon’s office who is responsible for making the arrangements said that there has never been such a long wait for a bed for a patient. It was explained that mom needs a specific room/bed due to the surgery she needs (and I assume due to the vent?)
Jean began the day with mom this morning. Mom was asleep but woke when he was putting her hearing aids in. She looked at him and smiled and then went back to sleep.
When I arrived, mom was asleep. She had been washed and dressed and was ready for the day. Shortly thereafter, she woke. She was wide awake but generally quiet. She smiled at me when she saw me. While her nurse cleaned her burn andchanged her dressing, mom mothed, “Ow, ow, ow...!!!!!!” When she was she was finished, we did a crossword puzzle.
Clue: “Johnny Carson’s replacement. Who took over for Johnny Carson? Jay….”
Mom:“Leno”
Clue: “What kind of plant do you use to heal a burn? You break off the leaf & use the gel”
Mom: “Aloe Vera”
Mom grabbed my hand and fell asleep. She woke when dad arrived. He brought her a picture of their backyard at home. She held it for a long time and looked at it and then she fell back to sleep. It was hard to do anything with mom today because she is predominantly sleepy. No sooner do we begin a task and mom falls asleep…and the cycle continues. She was, though, drawn to dad when he came. She would reach for his hand, look for his face…
Claudia came later in the afternoon to join dad and I. Mom became more alert when she came. Claudia made her laugh!! And laugh!!! Claudia even teased mom and said, “Remember when you used to tell me, if you are so hungry, have an apple and I’d say I don’t want an apple. And you’d say, ‘Then you’re not so hungry” and mom mouthed, “My mother used to say that to me.” Mom laughed on and off which was nice to see, but mostly, she just sat and stared at us. It is as if the slightest activity causes her to become tired.
Dad, Lenny and I ate dinner together and then Lenny and I went back to tuck mom in for the night.
“…Thy Will be done” Matthew 6:10
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