Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We're still struggling but the spirit is with us and we're trying to remain positive.
Mike and I were able to get away to attend Mass on Christmas Eve. Mom had said a few days prior that she and dad wanted to go with us but she's been too sick and weak. Her stomach is acting up again and she's still extremely confused, in the past few nights she would talk in jibberish. I know part of it's "sundowning", but it's continuing the next morning. Last night, when Mike and I got home she was really bad. Dad and I ended up sitting with her throughout the night and she finally fell alseep at around 6:00 a.m., then dad was able to rest then as well. I took a little snooze myself before starting Christmas Dinner. Mom didn't even realize it was Christmas from one minute to the next. It's breaking all of our hearts. Dad and I discussed having someone come in (Hospice) to help out so we can reestablish a sleep pattern. It's almost 11:00 pm now and she's still up and the jibberish is starting again.
She's also not eating much because her stomach is acting up...it's hard to determine why she has this off and on...the doctor doesn't know either. We had ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry salad, etc., but she hardly touched it. Ensure helps but isn't enough. We'll discuss it with her oncologist tomorrow as she's scheduled for chemo tomorrow afternoon. She's so sick right now, we're all afraid it's going to make her worse. Please pray she tolerates it.
No picture today....haven't had time to scan....
Sorry this is such a depressive post, but it's what we're going through....please pray for mom and for all of us.
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