Mom continues to be doing well. Tom and Calli both spent time here this last week while I was gone, and that was good. It gave them a chance to both visit with her and help with a few things around the house. We have all met Goldie, the Hospice nurse. She is wonderful, and has a great way with Mom. At this point, she will come once a week, on Mondays, to talk about any health-related issues that Mom wants to discuss, and to drain her pleural cavity. I continue to drain once mid-week, and on Saturday. We are still hoping that the need for the catheter will go away, but only time will tell.
Emotionally, she seems to be doing well. She gets very tired when she has more than one visitor a day, but then has a hard time saying no also. We have to figure out a balance there--how to keep her going without pushing her too hard, and how to be respectful and appreciative to all of the folks that want to come by for a visit. She continues to tire VERY easily, and I suspect it's just as much emotional tiredness as it is physical. But all in all, things are well. With the help of her family, Hospice, and her many friends, she is LIVING, not dying, and it is a lesson for us all.
Thanks, Mom.
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Thanks for the updates.
I've been blessed here in Boise also to witness people choosing to "live" with cancer, even as they may be dying. It is a powerful witness in the midst of a rotten and crummy disease.
You all remain in my prayers.
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