The good news – mom’s lungs sounds SO much better. She still gets a little wheezy but she gets better after her nebulizer treatments. She looks A LOT better, but she’s definitely in a different way that she was just a week ago.
She’s not talking very much, mostly responds with nodding or shaking her head slightly. Very occasionally will she actually use words. When we ask her questions, she looks at us as if she’s processing what we’re saying, but she chooses not to answer. Her appetite has been getting better. She’s eating a bit but she’s not feeding herself. Eating must be with direct supervision.
We noticed today that she’s having a lot of tremors. It doesn’t happen constantly, but when it happens, she’s VERY shaky. It’s strange that it affected both legs and her right arm. It didn’t happen when she slept (which was an awful lot today) or when she was “conducting” music. Cyndie had a lot of Korean folk videos playing for today which she really seemed to enjoy.
Cyndie and I met with a representative from Capital Caring today who was wonderful. Our previous experiences with hospice have been amazing. Today was no different. We must have talked for nearly two hours. We will be meeting with another representative to go over paperwork. Although mom is NOT in her “final days”, hospice makes a lot of sense for her situation. It will be helpful to all involved to have another layer of support. I’m happy that they also have chaplain services available. I know that having a spiritual advisor will bring her great comfort. It’s been a very long time since she has had someone to help her in this way. I actually think that having an opportunity to meet with a chaplain will do wonders for her anxiety and any uncertainty that she may be feeling.
Hopefully tomorrow we will have information on her discharge. I’ll post more when we know when she’ll be getting sprung and/or if there are any other significant goings on with her.