Hi everyone,
Mom update June 19th, 2011 (Father’s Day)
Happy Father’s Day to all. Mom was sound asleep when I first came in. I put her hearing aids in and washed her face but she didn’t wake up. Anthony, Con, Anthony and Sam came soon after. She stayed asleep even after we all sang the song “Good Morning” from Singing in the Rain. She coughed a lot and that finally woke her up. She was happy to see us all. She said, “Looks old” to Sam when she saw her.
Anthony ask for a hug and she lifted both arms and hugged Anthony and then took his head in her hands and gave him a kiss unprompted.
I made mom a big poster of money. It has a large penny, nickel, dime and quarter with the names and denominations velcroed on. Her eyes widened when she saw it and took off the penny and when asked said, “Penny.” We all did a crossword puzzle with her and she was able to get many of the clues.
I made an activity with four colored pegs and corresponding colored rings that go on each peg. Mom did the activity hand over hand and we asked her what each color was. She was able to label yellow and green independently but needed a prompt of the initial consonant to get “red” and a prompt of “pur” for purple but I did have to finally tell her purple. She complained that her head hurt while doing the task so we stopped after the task (the nurse came in and gave her Tylenol) and put the Mets on.
Anthony asked mom if she was comfortable and if she needed to be fixed so she would sit up more. Mom grabbed the lap desk and pulled herself up. Anthony told Dad that he has to say to mom, “I need a hug” and she will give you a hug. Dad came in the room after she was placed in the chair and said, “I need a hug” and mom raised her arms and Dad got a hug and then she gave him a kiss. Sam showed mom the Mets Book I made her and she asked mom who is this and mom said, “David Wright.”
Kathy called and mom said, “I want to hold it.” She held the phone and Kathy said, “I am upstate” and mom said, “How is it upstate?” Kathy said remember the trailer, the new trailer, that’s where I am. Kathy said how are you and what are you doing? Mom said, “I am doing things.” Kathy asked who came to see you today and she said, “Claudia” (I was sitting right there for her to say my name). Kathy said, “When you see dad say happy father’s day and mom said, “OK Kathy.”
Ava, Jean and John came to see mom. Ava told her that she is moving to Brooklyn and mom shook her head no. She kept talking about it and mom said, “I don’t want to hear it.” Her nurse from the other side (Mom was in the other vent wing on the other side of the building hallway when she left for the hospital) came in to say hello and mom ‘s eyes lit up and she smiled. He said, “Nonny! Hi! I use to take care of you do you remember me?” and mom said, “Sure.” Jean said he is going to a Mets Yankee game in July to watch the Yankees beat the Mets and mom said emphatically, “No.”
Terry came just as we were leaving to take dad out for father’s day dinner. Terry stayed with mom and she was up almost the whole time. She took a little nap at one point. Terry showed mom the Nook Color and they played a piggie game. Terry also watched the Mets lose (sorry Mets fans!) and then put on the food network.
Terry and dad put mom to bed, said their prayers and left.
What a great Father’s Day!
“Abba, my father, all things are possible unto thee.”
Peace and Love to all…
~Claud
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