Sunday Update

Mom's nights and mornings have not been pain free. : ( Nights are at a scale of 3 or 4 though, much better than before. We manage to get her comfortable and to fall asleep quickly. The trick is to talk to her until you bore her to tears and she falls asleep. (joking...it's actually a combination of boring conversation and meds...hehe)

Mornings have been different, however. She's been waking up with headaches, and yesterday's was pretty bad. We had asked the nurse about this, and she asked if mom was using oxygen yet (she wasn't). Mom (being mom) didn't want to start oxygen when company was here, and we had company over the weekend. When she woke up yesterday with the headache, Dina and I explained to her that we heard her shallow breathing the night before - the breaths are definitely not deep enough, and it's probably causing her headaches. Last night at dinner time, she asked for oxygen. Dina and mom are sleeping in, so I'm guessing it's working well - will keep you posted on the status.

We had a great day yesterday - my cousins Chris and Laura, my Aunt Joyce, and Bill were here. Mom actually moved from the recliner to the couch to hang with her two honeys....and Bill showed a bunch of photos on his computer. When mom and Bill were living together, mom became very interested in Bill's garden/landscaping, so he's been taking photos and bringing them to her to keep her updated. After some snacks - we retreated to mom's room to watch a movie...again, 3 in the bed - this time two in the twin sized hospital bed (smile) and me hanging in a chair. We watched Sex and the City. My cousin Christopher chose not to join in the chick fest (Bill had no choice) and made our dinner. For my friends in Virginia concerned if I'm eating...I have to say "are you kidding me?" It's been an Italian love-fest since we found out at the beginning of October. What that means is, whatever mom wants....and it's mostly been Italian food....Italian cookies and pastries...it's crazy.