Thursday, 12/12

Yesterday was a tough day.  Mom was really confused and didn't remember her diagnosis again.  She has another biopsy today and they are putting a port in her chest for the chemotherapy as her veins are so weak.  She couldn't understand why she was going in and got angry because she thought we were hiding something from her.  Dad gets the brunt of it and it really stresses him out.  She refused to eat or take her medication but thankfully by early evening things settled down and she finally got took her meds and got something in her stomach.   For someone who's normally sweet and positive, seeing her this way is difficult and it's hard for us to know what to do or say. We just try to remain calm and agreeable.  She's not awake yet this morning so we'll see if she's more lucid today.  She goes in at 7:00 a.m. and will be there for about five hours.  She'll  be sedated but not put under for the procedures.  When she comes home she'll be tired and will most likely sleep the remainder of the day.  Her bruises from the fall are slowly going away and I was able to set and style her hair without causing her any discomfort.

We're all looking forward to driving around tomorrow night to look at Christmas lights and going to the beach.

Mom with her great-grandsons Dennen and Merrick
several years ago.