final days

She's still hanging in there. But she's very close to the end. Diva arrives tonight at 8pm and I'm hoping that Mom will hang on until then. The hospice nurse thinks that she will, based on current symptoms but things can change quickly. I'm so glad that we made the decision to bring her here. It would have made me nuts to know she was going through all this and yet not know what was going on.

It's amazing how quickly this is going during these stages. Before the weekend she was lively and talking and Saturday she was out in the garden enjoying the weather. I'm so glad that I didn't put off the skype call from her lady neighbor friends. She was starting the decline that morning only I didn't recognize it, really. But she was tired and I almost told Patty to wait. But glad I didn't - she enjoyed it so much.

One thing I can say about it all is that hospice has done a fantastic job at keeping her comfortable. They have been here since Sunday night and it is such a relief to go to sleep at night and know that she is being taken care of and that someone is watching out for her. And it is really wonderful to be able to have Mom here at home rather than worrying and wondering how she is doing in some hospital.

I'll keep everyone posted later during the day and let you know how it goes with Diva's arrival tonight.