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« Reply #50 on: March 04, 2009, 05:47:04 AM »
This is a very special time for her and your family. It's great when you are given this opportunity to spend time together.
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« Reply #51 on: March 04, 2009, 01:13:00 PM »
Quote from: pelagia on March 02, 2009, 07:39:03 PM
Having Visigoths, Huns and Hippies for relatives can be very entertaining, as long as you have a chance to lock up the silver and jewels before you let them in.  When my relatives get unbearable, I tried to think of it as a play and just pretend I am in the audience. 

I like the way you think!     :clap;
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« Reply #52 on: March 04, 2009, 04:49:01 PM »
I'm glad to hear  things are going relatively well, given the situation.  :grouphug;
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« Reply #53 on: March 05, 2009, 05:13:47 PM »
:flower; Update 3-5-09  :flower;

I woke up this morning at 2AM to  :puke;. Mom was too sick to take the oral medication that I have on hand. At 8:30 I was able to contact the hospice nurse to have her send out something else. While we were waiting for the delivery she suggested I try giving her a small dose of morphine to try to settle her down. After I gave her the morphine I was able to get one of the nausea pills to stay down for a little while. She was still  :puke; ing so when the suppositories arrived I was about in tears. Five hours of "Help Me" and Help! Help! Help! just about did me in.Thank goodness it only took about 20 minutes to start working.

After she went to sleep I was able to grab a short nap. The hospice nurse was already scheduled to come out today. When she was here Mom could not stay awake. The good news is that she has no fever. The bad news is there is a bug going around and one of the hospice CNA's might have brought it to Mom. My SIL was also having problems on Sunday. I am going to be a little upset if I end up catching the bug too. That is all I would need :banghead;


Time for the nightly check in calls so I will catch up again later.




EDITED:Fixed smiley errors - removed picture link - Sluff/Admin
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« Reply #54 on: March 05, 2009, 05:30:26 PM »
 :grouphug; :grouphug; :grouphug;
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« Reply #55 on: March 05, 2009, 05:33:41 PM »
I am praying that the bug does not catch up to you.  :grouphug;
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« Reply #56 on: March 05, 2009, 05:51:14 PM »

Thinking of you Auntie V - best wishes to your mom too.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #57 on: March 05, 2009, 06:04:27 PM »
You are both in my prayers  :cuddle;
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« Reply #58 on: March 05, 2009, 07:32:18 PM »
Boy, when it rains, it pours, doesn't it? I hope she starts feeling better soon. When I can't keep my Phenergan pills down, the suppositories work wonders. And I'm out like a light too, which is a blessing when you feel so crappy.   :grouphug;
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« Reply #59 on: March 05, 2009, 08:15:54 PM »
My caring thoughts are with you all the way.  Just keep strong. :cuddle;
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« Reply #60 on: March 06, 2009, 11:31:31 AM »
Thinking of you both and sending extra strength to you AuntieV
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« Reply #61 on: March 06, 2009, 06:10:34 PM »
I know how difficult this is on your mom and your entire family! Oddly enough, I am a Hospice nurse, so I am very pro hospice when a person decides that they want no further aggressive treatment. The hospice team is there to make your mother as comfortable as possible and they will try to manage her symptoms as best as they can.  :grouphug;
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