Yesterday was a difficult day for Mom. Several of our out of town relatives had to say good-bye to Mom. This was so painful to observe Mom say, for her last time, "See You Later." Tears were streaming down her little face to the finality of never seeing them again.
Emotionally, Mom is dealing pretty well with the fact that her final days are around the corner. Mom does express her anger about the fact she has been dealt this "crappy hand." Mom says she now understands how people on death row must feel. The only difference is that she is innocent with her sentence to death.
It is so difficult for Mom to accept that her body continues to be failing. All the symptoms from the previous blog are becoming more serious. Mom's metabolism and neuromuscular functioning is slowing down daily. Details at this point regarding the breaking down to Mom's functioning is not necessary to describe. Please know that Mom's pain and other discomforts are being addressed immediately. Mom is now on day 3with level 1 or 2 pain/discomforts. Her pain medication has been increased to maintain her comfort. This will continue as she needs.
OK, some funny things that have been going on the past few days. I have been taping daily all the stories and conversations that Mom has been having with our relatives, with at least 12-15 people visiting for the day. Mom still has her witty personality and shares many stories in great detail. The room has been filled with tears of laughter and sadness.
Today, my fathers three sisters, Carol, Maxine and Marilyn are all here together with us. Mom and Poppie are taping and telling stories when they first met, their dating, the proposal and their life together. It is wonderful listening to all the stories from everyone. These are wonderful memories for all of who will live on with Mom in memory.
Mom is loving having so many relatives around her from day to day. The hours are spent with lots of love and endearing enjoyment. Mom has family with her from about 8am till about 1 am daily. Then the staff on her floor take over and spend all her awaking time talking, holding her hand, crying and laughing together.
More to come tomorrow.
Lots of love,
Karen
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Dear Karen
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing Ruth's condition with us You are a remarkable person as well as the best daughter anyone can be blessed with
Yesterday you wrote that Ruth said she knows what it feels like to be on 'death's row'--as we all know she is innocent--she is sweetest person and most caring person in the world.
she is loved by everyone she meets. G-d has decided to take Ruth to heaven and be next to him.
We love her very much
Much love
Rhoda