January 4th, was the day that Mike's mom, Beatrice Irene Jones, passed away at 101 years of age. She will certainly be missed by her family. She was a kind and gentle soul who loved her family so much.
My mom, again slept away almost the entire day. And when she was awake, she was very confused throughout the day. It kept getting worse and worse all day until, by her 6:30pm bedtime, she acted like she has dementia. I had to help feed her a little, talk her through what to do after going to the bathroom, and explain what steps she needed to do to crawl into bed. It's getting harder for her to swallow her pills. I will give Hospice a call this morning, after I see how she is this morning, so that a nurse can come out and check on her.
She had several visitors today, Pastor Toby Thomas was first, followed by Dan and Lyn, who brought Mom's little dog, Holly, for a short visit.
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| Pastor Toby Thomas |
I appreciated his prayer for Mom for comfort and to make the most of the days she has left.
He caught her up on the church family news and was so upbeat in his updates on who is out of the hospital, who is not feeling so good right now, etc. I am not sure Mom comprehended all he was saying but it was nice to have his kind words of encouragement.
Later that evening, around 5:30pm, Uncle Dave, Keith & Jenn, Matt & Emily stopped in. Jenn and Emily gave Mom a foot massage and painted her fingernails with a sparkly light pink nail polish! A girl needs to look good! She didn't say much in the way of visiting but I know that her visitors helped to cheer her up and help her evening to pass by.
Mom has lost 7 pounds now since Dec 25th. But her other vital signs are constant and pretty good. She forces herself to eat a little something. She is past being able to decide between two choices of what to eat...ex: "Mom, would you like eggs or Cream of Wheat?" so I just make the choice for her. But thankfully she is still eating a little bit - about 1/4 cup, so I am trying to give her a balanced diet, even though it's small quantities.
She said that she wanted to go to church this morning but I am not sure if I can get her bathed, dressed and out the door on time. She gets wore out so quickly. She doesn't know what day of the week it is, so I am not I will even mention it again. I think by the time she gets bathed, she will be ready to sleep again.
She slept all night, except for one request for her water bottle at 10:30 last night. She took a sip and said "So what we are doing now?". I replied, "We are sleeping Mom. Everyone is in bed." She responded with "Well, then I think I will go to bed too!" I love these special moments with her. It lightens my day. And with the passing of my beloved "Mother In Love" today, hearing Mom tell me that she loves me makes my heart so glad.
Until the next report...
Laurie
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| Kissing Mom's Hand |
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| Emily and Mom |
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| Handsome Uncle Dave & Keith |
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| Jenn snuggles in! |
Later that evening, around 5:30pm, Uncle Dave, Keith & Jenn, Matt & Emily stopped in. Jenn and Emily gave Mom a foot massage and painted her fingernails with a sparkly light pink nail polish! A girl needs to look good! She didn't say much in the way of visiting but I know that her visitors helped to cheer her up and help her evening to pass by.
Mom has lost 7 pounds now since Dec 25th. But her other vital signs are constant and pretty good. She forces herself to eat a little something. She is past being able to decide between two choices of what to eat...ex: "Mom, would you like eggs or Cream of Wheat?" so I just make the choice for her. But thankfully she is still eating a little bit - about 1/4 cup, so I am trying to give her a balanced diet, even though it's small quantities.
She said that she wanted to go to church this morning but I am not sure if I can get her bathed, dressed and out the door on time. She gets wore out so quickly. She doesn't know what day of the week it is, so I am not I will even mention it again. I think by the time she gets bathed, she will be ready to sleep again.
She slept all night, except for one request for her water bottle at 10:30 last night. She took a sip and said "So what we are doing now?". I replied, "We are sleeping Mom. Everyone is in bed." She responded with "Well, then I think I will go to bed too!" I love these special moments with her. It lightens my day. And with the passing of my beloved "Mother In Love" today, hearing Mom tell me that she loves me makes my heart so glad.
Until the next report...
Laurie
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