October 26th 2011

This is a clip of Grandma saying "I love you too".

The pictures below are of grandma's legs, the first picture is when she had MRSA, the second one shows how well it is healing.  Everyone is shocked how well she has responded to the antibiotic, most believe it is because she rarely took medicine

Getting a kiss goodnight.  Grandma used some words tonight, that is very encouraging to hear.

Friday 10/21/11

Grandma's health care meeting was this week.  She has gained 1.5 pounds and is back up to 73 pounds.  They said some people go downhill quickly but grandma is going down very slowly.  They are using arm and leg "sleeves" now to try and protect her skin.  Every moment is causing small skin tears.  The MRSA (staph infection) is dormant now and she will always test positive for it now.  She was more alert Wednesday night for awhile and refused to eat during that time, she pushed the spoon away.  However, she still crosses her legs and rocks them, so cute.

Monday 10/17/11

Hospice tells me Grandma is sleeping the majority of the 24 hours.

Oct. 6, 2011

Grandma has powder on her neck in this picture.  She has started drooling which is making her neck raw.  She is healing from the MRSA (staph infection) and doing much better.  However, over this last week she has stopped talking.  She will occasionally make a sound that sounds like "yum", but not sure what she is trying to say.  She holds and rubs her head much of the time now too.

She has lost weight and was down to 67 pounds but is up to 71 pounds right now.  Her food is pureed now and thickening is put in her drinks, she seems to be doing better with eating now.  Previously she was rolling her food around and not swallowing. 

She never complains when the wound nurse cleans her leg and changes the bandage.  She still crosses her legs, it's so cute.