It's 4 PM on Friday and its been a long week. Mom has been doing well with her rehab and they say she is regaining her strength. She looks and sounds a lot better too. Only problem is that she doesn't want to be here. No surprise there. I am happy to report that in spite of everything Mom remains stubborn as a mule. I love her so much.
It's unfortunate that the place they need to send you to in order to get rest and get stronger is a cacophonous bevy of activity 24/7. She shares a room with a very nice and sweet woman who is extremely kind and only turns on the TV at night for an hour or two to watch game shows. However, right outside the door is the main corridor of bright fluorescent lights and much traffic. Patients are allowed to watch TV at all hours and last night at 2AM our neighbor next door took full advantage. Late night cop shows have not improved over the years.
Mom's spirits are a bit down but hopefully improving. She wishes she could be home but is still not strong enough to do the basics which would allow her to care for herself. She is still prone to falling and needs help getting around. I think on top of everything else her mind is filled with worse case scenarios and she is bored. She hasn't been interested in TV or reading at all. Her appetite comes and go's but for the most part she is eating well.
Yesterday she went to see the Doctor that will remove the lump for a consultation about the procedure. She is scheduled for the biopsy on Thursday July 3rd. After which it will be 24 -48 hours before we get the results. The Dr does say that no matter the outcome she should most likely be able to keep her appointment at Shands in Gainsville for treatment of her Parkinsons. The hardest part of everything is the day to day waiting and uncertainty of not knowing what's next. Each day is contingent on the previous so we sit and wait and try to make sure Mom is comfortable.
Dad has not had a lot of time for himself these past two weeks so thankfully we convinced him to go fishing with Randy tonight. I am glad that he will be able to get out and get some fresh air and have a diversion. Tonight BC and I have brought her some of her favorite wings and we plan on living it up here in room 259. I am thankful for wi-fi, my laptop and my Samsung but most of all I am thankful for my wife who has been nothing but a saint these past two weeks. Randy and I are fortunate to have wives like BC and SC who have helped so much. All in all we are all doing pretty well.
I will try to keep you up to date here on this blog. Thanks so much for the calls, posts, cards, flowers etc. Mom sends her love to everyone and mentions every day how fortunate she is to have so many great people in her life. Keep those prayers coming, we need to flood God's inbox and spam his twitter feed with good vibes for Mom. God bless you all.
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