Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Update on Grandma
Grandma didn't eat well Saturday and Monday nights but did eat well on Sunday evening. She was in a bad mood Sunday night and slapped me. First time in a long time for her to do that but she didn't appreciate me wiping the cherry cobbler off her chin. I forgot to ask how much she weighs because she's so tiny.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Grandma was hurting this afternoon so they gave her morphine. She slept through the afternoon and they woke her up for supper. Back to bed after supper for the night.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Long Two Weeks
Grandma sure hasn't been feeling good. The pain medicine really helps but it also makes her sleep alot too. One night when I went to see her, she had just finished eating supper in the dining room and had her eyes closed. She wouldn't open them because she was hurting so much. The nurse brought her meds, it looks like a tiny syringe and they squirt it in her mouth and it is immediately absorbed into her system.
These days our conversations consist of - "I love you grandma, I love you too hon". Not much more than that. She isn't combative like she was except she doesn't want her eye cleaned out, but she doesn't hit when bathing and cleaning her now. She will let Mary help her with anything though. She really likes Mary but Grandma's vision is so bad I wonder if she thinks Mary is a man and that's why she likes her so much - she's a Watkins girl.
The nurses get her up for meals and they were trying to keep her up a little bit but I told them to let her sleep if that's what she wants. The important thing now is no pain.
I did have the - "it's ok to go live with the Lord if you want to"- conversation that hospice suggested. I don't like having that conversation.
Most nights she is in a good mood and smiling more lately. Rhea Lynn and I go out after work to put her to bed so we can check for bedsores - I sure don't want that happening.
Grandma is looking at a picture of Robert and I was telling her that he loves her so much and that he is so thankful she told him about Jesus and how to be saved. (Grandma lead Robert in salvation prayer after church one evening). When she gets cards I read them to her and we talk about them.
This is Grandma's favorite place to be, she sleeps alot. I don't blame her, these last two weeks have been so hard on her. She is so tiny now, she eats but hospice said it doesn't nurture her body.
Daddy would appreciate your prayers for God's mercy for Grandma.
These days our conversations consist of - "I love you grandma, I love you too hon". Not much more than that. She isn't combative like she was except she doesn't want her eye cleaned out, but she doesn't hit when bathing and cleaning her now. She will let Mary help her with anything though. She really likes Mary but Grandma's vision is so bad I wonder if she thinks Mary is a man and that's why she likes her so much - she's a Watkins girl.
The nurses get her up for meals and they were trying to keep her up a little bit but I told them to let her sleep if that's what she wants. The important thing now is no pain.
I did have the - "it's ok to go live with the Lord if you want to"- conversation that hospice suggested. I don't like having that conversation.
Most nights she is in a good mood and smiling more lately. Rhea Lynn and I go out after work to put her to bed so we can check for bedsores - I sure don't want that happening.
Grandma is looking at a picture of Robert and I was telling her that he loves her so much and that he is so thankful she told him about Jesus and how to be saved. (Grandma lead Robert in salvation prayer after church one evening). When she gets cards I read them to her and we talk about them.
This is Grandma's favorite place to be, she sleeps alot. I don't blame her, these last two weeks have been so hard on her. She is so tiny now, she eats but hospice said it doesn't nurture her body.
Daddy would appreciate your prayers for God's mercy for Grandma.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Grandma's new friend
Mary & Grandma last Monday before her health problems started. Mary is there for her diabetes problems and she really watches out for Grandma, she is so sweet.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Friday, July 9th, 2010
The x-ray shows two pelvis fractures, probably "spontaneous breaks" from her osteoporosis. She is able to sit in her wheelchair so the doctor says there isn't bone movement or she wouldn't be able to tolerate sitting. The only thing they can do is pain medicine.
Tonight she was in a good mood, smiling & talking. We kissed and talked alot. She said she wants a two story house. I asked her what about a mansion and she said "no, that's too much."
It takes two to lift her now so it isn't so painful for her. The nurses get her up for meals and let her stay up for a little bit then back to bed for a rest. Rhea Lynn and I go after work each night to change her clothes, wash her and put her to bed.
I can't remember the name of her pain meds but it has a low dose of morphine. As soon as her head hits the pillow she's asleep, so we have to kiss her good-night before we put her to bed.
I don't know how she handles it - she amazes me.
Tonight she was in a good mood, smiling & talking. We kissed and talked alot. She said she wants a two story house. I asked her what about a mansion and she said "no, that's too much."
It takes two to lift her now so it isn't so painful for her. The nurses get her up for meals and let her stay up for a little bit then back to bed for a rest. Rhea Lynn and I go after work each night to change her clothes, wash her and put her to bed.
I can't remember the name of her pain meds but it has a low dose of morphine. As soon as her head hits the pillow she's asleep, so we have to kiss her good-night before we put her to bed.
I don't know how she handles it - she amazes me.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Rough week
Little Grandma has had a rough week. She doesn't walk now. She had slowly stopped walking but she hasn't taken any steps since Monday. When I pick her up out of her wheel chair to put her to bed she doesn't even try to take steps. She isn't able to stand up & change clothes, she has to be changed while laying in bed.
Tuesday night when I went out to put her to bed, she was sitting in her wheel chair and was hurting. I asked her where and she said her shoulders and stomach. It really scared me when she said that because she is never able to answer that question. She was bent over saying it's terrible, it's terrible. So I had the ambulance take her to the emergency room. When we left the nursing home her bp was 80/50. Upon arrival at the ER, it was 100/35, that really scared me. We were there till 12:30 that night. Her enzymes were elevated and there were changes on her EKG but since they didn't have one to compare it to, they didn't know if the changes were new or from her previous heart attack. So it looked like a mild heart attack.
Last night when we went out, she was in her wheel chair in the living room, smiling and talking. The nurses were calling her Queen Comeback. She was fine until we tried to put her in the bed. She was crying out in pain because of her leg. Her left hip is really bothering her. Hospice will be getting an x-ray done.
Poor little thing is really hurting right now. I don't know if she isn't walking because of her leg, or if her leg caused her heart to act up, or if she hurt it while being transferred into the ambulance. Hospice did tell me that she is probably getting closer to her time.
Sure is hard to watch her during this time.
Grandma yawning
Tuesday night when I went out to put her to bed, she was sitting in her wheel chair and was hurting. I asked her where and she said her shoulders and stomach. It really scared me when she said that because she is never able to answer that question. She was bent over saying it's terrible, it's terrible. So I had the ambulance take her to the emergency room. When we left the nursing home her bp was 80/50. Upon arrival at the ER, it was 100/35, that really scared me. We were there till 12:30 that night. Her enzymes were elevated and there were changes on her EKG but since they didn't have one to compare it to, they didn't know if the changes were new or from her previous heart attack. So it looked like a mild heart attack.
Last night when we went out, she was in her wheel chair in the living room, smiling and talking. The nurses were calling her Queen Comeback. She was fine until we tried to put her in the bed. She was crying out in pain because of her leg. Her left hip is really bothering her. Hospice will be getting an x-ray done.
Poor little thing is really hurting right now. I don't know if she isn't walking because of her leg, or if her leg caused her heart to act up, or if she hurt it while being transferred into the ambulance. Hospice did tell me that she is probably getting closer to her time.
Sure is hard to watch her during this time.
Grandma yawning
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