Saturday when I went out to visit Grandma, she was awake but didn't talk, she just stared at me. Usually I can get her to say a few words but she wasn't in the mood to talk I guess. I always wonder if she's mad at me and that's why she doesn't talk but hospice told me she will eventually quit talking - that is part of the decline.
This picture is of her sitting in her large chair. It's like a recliner on wheels and she's so little in it, she looks like Edith Ann in the oversized rocking chair. She was cold so Rhea Lynn found a blanket in the closet and we put that on her.
Sunday when I went out to the nursing home the nurses had put her in bed already so I sat with her for awhile. She wasn't talking then either, she just wanted to go to sleep. Currently she eats then goes back to sleep - all day. The hospice nurse told me she's in another decline but she'll watch closely to see if she levels out or continues to decline this time. She weighs 75 pounds.
I've been taking small cakes & cokes out to try and put some weight on her. She likes them but this last Thursday, I couldn't get her to understand to take a sip from the straw. She never did understand what to do.
