Nothing New To Report

1-17-2020

There is nothing too exciting or anything new to report tonight.

A good friend of mine allowed me to hire her to come sit with mom for six hours so that Lyn and I could start to sort through the things in Mom's apartment and get it ready for vacancy. Much to our surprise, the furnace had stopped working but we stayed anyhow, with our coats on, and kept sorting and packing.  Lyn and I both had moments of giggles and of tears as we worked through this sad process.

Mom is doing OK today. She still sleeps almost all the day long (and all night too). She dropped another pound of weight this morning for a new all-time low.

She rattles a little when she breaths. That makes me sad. I am armed with morphine if it starts to be a problem for her. So far she seems to be doing fairly well, but I want to be prepared so that she doesn't have to struggle and be scared of that part of this dying process.

No fun pictures. No visitors except for the sweet friend who not only stayed and cared for Mom, but cleaned my house (including my gross microwave) while Mom slept. God has given me such good friends. I can home to a freshly vacuumed and dusted house with clean, shiny floors!

I don't know of any company coming tomorrow but I know that Nina is coming to cut mom's hair on Sunday. What a treat that will be for her. I haven't told her yet - it's going to be a surprise!!!

Thanks for reading and for praying... We feel every single prayer!

Laurie (and Lyn)