A spank.

It is hard to believe it is already Wednesday. Joel and Kristan stayed Sunday and Monday night with mom. I showed up yesterday mid-day to help out and mom had been refusing her medications. The whole situation was a little bit ironic to be honest. I refused to swallow pills as a teenager and still to this day I do not like anyone watching me get one down. So I am sitting there encouraging mom to take her pills so that she won't be constipated and she won't experience pain. She keeps telling me she can't do it (talk about coming full circle) and I am telling her that she can and should. So she says, "Val, if you don't stop I am going to spank you." I gave up after that. Still afraid of mom after all of these years!

The hospice nurse encouraged her and she has been better the last 24 hours about taking what she needs. She woke up this morning wanting a shower which she hasn't wanted in a couple days. She is also sleeping more and I believe more deeply. Today she had a 2 1/2 hour nap. The hospice chaplain came by today and asked if mom had been talking to anyone that we couldn't see. I told him no, but she did ask who's baby was on the floor (in a completely empty area) ...NOT MINE!

I feel like we are in a holding pattern right now. She has said that she doesn't want visitors anymore, but she is still taking a few bites of food everyday and drinking a little Boost and water. More often than not I feel like she is somewhere else. I wish she would speak up a little more and tell us what she is seeing. I truly believe that we are being comforted through all of the prayers for mom and our family. We continue to be blessed. Thank you.