September 30, 2009

Mom had another troublesome night last night.  Krista was up all night trying to soothe her.  Once again, as morning came, she started to sleep comfortably.  In the night, however, Mom complained of pain, 'it feels like I'm laying on a broken bone'.  Most of what she said in the night didn't make sense.

Mike and I had to take Max to the LMH ER as he was a sick pup.  He was dehydrated and has bronchitis and they hydrated him by IV and gave him a bag of antibiotics.  He was much better when we left the hospital....5 hours later. 

While I was gone, Joyce brought Mom the Eucharist, Sherry, with Hospice,came and bathed Mom and she and Krista changed her bedding.  Nurse Lisa came and brought some different medicine for her itching.  Mom's urine output is very low.  BP 110/50  Lisa was concerned about her lower back pain, her red heels, her mouth sores.  We'll have to watch those things closely.

Mike, Mom's mowing friend, came and had a very hard time.  I can't begin to say how much Mom thinks of him.  I still have a recording on my phone when she called me shortly after Dad died in 2006, and she was crying a happy cry because Mike had told her that she didn't need to worry about mowing, raking, or snow removal.  He was true to his word because she never had to call him on anything and he was always there for her.  He also fixed little things around her home.  This was such a relief, and she appreciated what he did for her so much....and she fell in love with him in the process!  Mike not only helps her, he is so kind to her.  When I got home from Lima today, Mom told me about Mike's visit and she cried.  She loves him tons.

We were going to try and keep Mom awake during the day as much as possible so she would sleep tonight, but we just can't.  She sleeps all the time.  Maybe this is good, as she's not thinking about things that might upset her.

Father Dinovo stopped to see Mom on his way to his mother's home as she is having surgery tomorrow.  While Father was here, Aunt Ruth Ann and Uncle Joe brought Mom a chicken leg from Brunson's and she enjoyed some of that.

When it was time for bed, Krista and I saw Mom start to cry.  You have to get close to her now to hear what she is saying, and she said, "I want to go to sleep."  We felt like we knew what she was saying and it upset us.  Then she said, "I want to go to sleep until morning."  I believe she didn't want the restless sort of night that she'd been having.  It was my turn on the couch by Mom's bed, and Krista felt like she should sleep in the chair next to Mom.  I told her to go to bed as she hadn't had any sleep last night because Mom was so restive.  She felt like her legs were tied down, but today we kept the blanket off her legs from her knees down and not having the weight of the blanket helped.

Mom went back to sleep.