second hospice visit

Today the nurse and social worker came from hospice. These are the people that have been assigned to us so we get the same people coming in all the time. They are delivering a hospital bed this afternoon so Mom can sit up more easily. She hasn't eaten anything since Tuesday dinner before she had the stroke and I am thinking if we can make her more comfortable in bed and able to sit up then maybe she will be more willing to eat. Although her reason for not eating is that she isn't hungry.

The nurse says that her vital signs are good - heart rate, pulse, etc. So that's good. she says that they are estimating her living weeks to months but the lack of food may bring a change to that estimate. She isn't in pain particularly although she says sometimes her bones hurt. We're not sure what that is but I have medication for her for that.

Meanwhile, Mom is alert when she isn't sleeping and she is still kidding and laughing, especially with Jerry. She really doesn't have any interest in watching TV or reading and doesn't stay awake for long. I have been spending time with her in the evenings when she is awake and I sit on the bed and talk with her. The dogs come up on the bed and sleep and she likes that. We're not having any big deal conversations, I just let her tell the family stories that we have already heard a million times. They can be entertaining because she gets them mixed up and adds her own embellishments so you never know how it's going to turn out.