Monday 8/22

Mom had a busy weekend comparatively speaking. Saturday her hospital bed arrived and we moved her into it. I think it is going to be a big improvement for her because is allows her to sit up and gives her a table at the right level for her to eat from. Also on Saturday our friend Kay came to visit Mom and talk. She is an active member of the local Catholic church and Mom was happy to have someone to talk to about the church, her experiences, and all things related. Mom asked her to have her rosary blessed which Kay did the next day on Sunday.

Sunday Margo and Miriam Kozel came to visit her from Santa Monica. They are Daisy's daughters, for those of you who are close family friends. We had a great time with them - they brought holiday photos from way back with my grandparents and their parents and lots of others. Mom really loved seeing them and they promise to come back soon with more photos - Daisy took lots of photos at these gatherings.

All these visits last about an hour or less and Mom gets tired out and needs a nap. But she really perks up when she has company so I am going to have to enlist more people to come visit. Hospice will send people over to visit as well. So I might just take advantage of it.

We have had a hospice nurse come by every day since they got involved. They have upped her pain medication but she is still hurting - only when urinating though. However, that process is very painful for her.

Mom appears to be recovered from the stroke last week and we are going to try to get her out of bed today for a bit. She is asking to sit up and I think if she can get out to the garden for awhile it will do her good. If her legs are okay we can help her walk out. Otherwise we can put her in the wheelchair and take her outside. Either way I think the change of scene and the fresh air will do her good.