While I was in Seattle almost two weeks ago, Jerilyn left a message on the machine at home, reporting an excellent visit she had with my mother at the nursing home. I called Jerilyn back last Monday – so, six days ago – and she reiterated how different my mom had seemed from the woman
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Update on Ma, June 11th
I talked to Linda, my mom’s hospice nurse, about an hour ago. No major changes, but still a bit to report. She’s eating better than when I visited, but not as well as a couple weeks back – “about 30%” of the food she’s given. She has gained one pound, so her weight is an
Read on »Change for the better in my mother
Unexpected good news: I talked today with Linda, the hospice nurse, and found that my mother is now eating much better than she has in months. I had called the nursing home yesterday and talked to the nurse assigned to her for that shift, and she had said my mom ate fairly well at lunch,
Read on »Talked with Linda, the hospice nurse
I called Linda, the hospice nurse assigned to my mom’s case, yesterday, and she said she’d call me back today after seeing my mom. She called me at work, late morning, and I took the following notes: My mom is usually “very quiet” lately. Today, Linda said, she opened her eyes and looked at Linda,
Read on »Update on my mother – Spring 2008
This blog was originally posted on MySpace on May 5, 2008. I talked in my last blog about a friend of ours who passed away very unexpectedly, a few weeks ago now. What I didn’t say was, when our friend Jeff W. took a turn for the worse (on or before Sunday, April 13), I
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