dad sent all the girls an email stating that grandma is probably going to go into hospice care next week because she is not eating and can’t hold her head up which makes it hard for her to breathe and swallow. No matter how old a person is death and the beginnings of death are hard. Jeff and I talked about it and since he has off next week, I am going to Pittsburgh ALONE from Saturday morning till Monday evening. Just me and my parents and grandma. I can’t wait. Mom called tonight and I did not even ask her if she minded. I just told her we got the boy scout popcorn they ordered today and I will be delivering it this weekend. She assured me grandma is doing better. They took her off the seizure medicine and something else and put her on an iv drip for dehydration and it seems to be a good move. My moms brother is having a hard time and he wants to try everything. I don’t blame him. Mom said she spends all morning and afternoon with grandma in her nursing home. I assured her that is what I wanted to do too, just like old times. She always says since i was the baby of four girls she drug me around on all the errands.
I am so thankful that Jeff is willing to watch our boys so I can do this. When we went up a couple weeks ago my time at the nursing home was limited because Grandma would not let the boys see her, she thought she looked as bad as she felt. Connor said, as mom let him sneak in the room to see what grandma would do, “I don’t know why I cna’t go in there. she looks the same as ever!”
grandma
November 12, 2006 by momto3boys
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