Hello
again. I apologize for not updating since Saturday... Since mom has
been on the new medicine, she has been holding fairly steady, although
she still can have her moments of agitation an impatience. There haven't
been any disoriented moments like we had on Friday night.
Tomorrow we will celebrate Thanksgiving at the house with mine and
Karens family and my grandma and aunt. Prayers for a peaceful ad low
agitation day are much welcomed!
Thank you for being on this journey with us... We are forever grateful.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lundquist, Tyson, and Dusek families!
The
last 5 hours have changed dramatically. Mom has had a few very
disoriented times. We have some drugs for her that help her to have less
aggitation/confusion and give her clear moments. But, it has been
really hard... she doesn't understand why this is happening and
continually asks what is going on and "this is weird" "this is a dream"
....
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Added note.. we started giving her a new drug to help those disoriented times not happen.
We
had to take mom's phone privileges away the other day, she was not
making good choices with when to call people and how often. The tumor is
really starting to cause more havoc in her memory and understanding. I
believe we've come to another turning point.. a harder one.
A
week ago or so mom's mobility decreased quite a bit. She used to do
pretty well with assistance getting around the house, but this is not so
much the case anymore. I believe the time may be coming fairly soon
where she won't really get out of the house so much anymore. Hopefully
she'll be able to attend church a couple or so more times.
She
has some pain and weakness in her knees and back(or correct me if I'm
wrong sis/dad), but we haven't had to use pain medication or anything
extreme.
If you were to ask
her how she's doing, she'll still say she's doing well and "having the
time of her life." I'm glad she has the will to live.
I guess
I'd just like to impress upon you that if you are wanting to see her, do
it sooner than later. We have seen a gradual change in her patience,
etc. and I just don't know how the last days will look like. Of course
this is not a demand, it's just so you all know. The Patti we all know and love has been and is becoming less of herself.
Praying for her to have grace and peace in the coming days/weeks/etc.
