Got here around 8:30 (traffic was a bear!!) and greeted Mom in French. I was practicing in the car on the way up - When I said Bonjour, she replied in French. So we had a nice greeting and she promptly fell asleep. She had a nice chair bath and hair washed. Dr. Chan was in before I got here this morning but she told me between her cat naps that he was being very funny. Her nurse today is very Southern and seems whenever she comes in the room and starts yakking, Mom dozes off. Not sure if it is an escape mechanism but I'd do it too because her voice is really irritating.
So anyway, Mom woke up in a lot of pain this morning and they gave her some Ultram. Since then she's been asleep in her recliner chair but sitting up, not reclining. She wakes up on occasion and says stuff like, "no wonder your hair is so blonde," or "who is hosting us?" and I have no idea what she's referencing from her dreams. She continues to see her little kids - they might be her imaginary friends from childhood. She says they are dressed in old-fashioned clothes and they jump a lot. The jumping drives her crazy. She never sees their faces. You might think it is very peculiar, but I think these imaginary friends got her through some rough times when she was a kid and maybe her mind is bringing them back because she is going through more rough times now.
I wish she would eat more. She cannot stand the food here - very Southern style cooking. They are letting her eat as much as she wants to try and fatten her up. Boost is too sweet she says. They brought her some Gatorade fruit punch this morning and she liked it. She has been too sleepy to eat her breakfast and try the Glucerna. So I sit and watch her heart monitor and listen to her snore. Her heart is still in afib and the numbers jump between the 50s and the 70s. Not good - they are talking about putting her on a pacemaker to keep it steady. Her blood pressure is good, though. We are concerned about her throat and swallowing and speech pathologist has been assessing her. She can't seem to get enough to drink!
If anything changes, I'll blog some more. Send some comments so I can keep her spirits up. I let her know who is asking about her each day. She gets to the point where the days all flow into each other here in the hospital.
Sweet Aside
There have been seven babies born this morning, even a set of twins! Each time a baby is born, the hospital plays Braham's Lullabye, which I think is so sweet. When twins are born, they play it twice in a row so you know. Haven't heard triplets yet!!
Monday has been a really bad day. Mom is not eating and nothing anyone says will get her to eat. All she wants to do is sleep. I feel like we are at a critical juncture and she is refusing everything. I have gone out to get a variety of goodies, she has refused to eat anything I bring back. I am at a loss as to what to do.
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