Ava started the day with mom this morning. She said that mom was asleep when she arrived and unresponsive but Ava was able to wake mom to eat breakfast. Mom fell asleep again after breakfast. Ava did her full physical therapy/range of motion exercises too.
When I came to mom this morning, she was asleep but I woke her. I made her drink some of the backed up containers of juice and water and milk (6 total). She drank 1 container of water and 2 containers of juice. She slept in between! I straightened her room while she slept. In between sleeping, we talked and she drank some more. Last night, the head of respiratory left mom on CPAP mode of the vent all night…or he was going to. Evidently, around 1:30 a.m., mom’s numbers rose “a little” so the night respiratory therapist put her back on the SMIV mode of the vent again. The night respiratory people tend to be very cautious. The CNAs came in to wash her and dress her for the day and get her into her chair. Mom’s CNA has been out sick…for the last month…she’s back now…thank God. Anthony joined me after mom was dressed and in her chair. Lunch came and mom was sleepy again. Ant and I had all to do to keep her awake to eat. She fed herself about 5 forkfuls of food (turkey, carrots, potatoes and gravy), but we had to feed her the rest. In between eating, I showed mom a picture of her friend, Dotty. I asked mom who it was, and she mouthed the friend’s first and last name!! Anthony had some great techniques for helping mom lift and drink from the cup. She grabs the cup, and he verbally prompts her while putting just one of his fingers under the bottom of the cup in order to assist her with lifting the cup and tilting it at her lips. Mom kept falling asleep between bites…we finally gave up after asking her if she wanted more and mom said, “I’m done.” After Anthony left, mom slept for a long while. Mom’s CNA found an absess under mom’s arm so the physician’s assistant came to check it today. They will be putting warm compresses on it for now. Mom had a chest x-ray and blood work yesterday to see if anything is wrong that is causing her to sleep so much the last 2 days. The chest x-ray came out fine. No results on the blood work yet.
Con and Sammy called tonight to say that mom was very “Mushy” tonight…quiet. They tried to do things with her because she was awake but mom just stared at things and watched TV. Gina came with Con and Sam too. Gina had her camera with her and they took a picture of mom and told her to say, “Cheese” and mom mouthed it. Mom didn’t go into her bed until 8:00 because there was a problem with the lift—the battery wasn’t working. After she was in bed, they prayed with her and kissed her and tucked her in for the night.
"As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you" Isaiah 66:13
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