Thursday evening

Sorry these are so late but I'm not getting back to the house until late. We went to see her this morning and there was no change. She was as drowsy and weak as she had been yesterday. We left and went to Rick's for lunch - thanks Rick for feeding us it was good eating even if the burgers were crunchy. After lunch we went back and she was the same. I kept hoping for a glimpse of Mom and I finally got it. Those who know her will appreciate this and get the same chuckle we all did. . . She was trying to tell us that something unintelligable was in the wrong place. We told her that we didn't understand and she tried again. Once again I told her we didn't understand what she was saying. She stopped a minute and tried again and she said the story, someone asked what story and she said the Childrens Story. We asked if the Children's story was in the wrong place? Her frustrated reply . . . . here it comes . . . "You guys don't know nothing, your all a bunch of dummys!" She said it so clear!

It was getting late so Dad and I were going to leave to fix dinner. She said "everyone is leaving". . . it sounded like a question. Someone said that no, they were going to stay for a little longer. . . she said, "No, I don't want anyone to stay!" It was an instruction :)

When we got back after dinner she told us that while we were gone she had her bath and they sat her in a chair for an hour for dinner. She didn't get a chance to rest. It seemed that the activity woke her up as she was more awake tonight. There were 8 of us there in that tiny room and it did get a bit noisy. The nurse came in and I said that she was bubbly after she left. Mom said "Yes, but she won't let me have a cigarette." That was the first time she mentioned it since she got there. She asked how long she had been in the hospital and realized that she had managed to go 3 days without a smoke. A record she was feeling good about :)

Beth went and talked to the nurse for a bit. She said that they were trying to get her lungs clear and less swollen. She also said that if we wanted one of us could spend the night, they would put a cot in the room. It was after 9 before we knew it. Way late for Mom and you could tell we were wearing her out so we said our goodnights. Beth told her that Christina could do a sleepover with her and Mom said she wanted everyone to leave, she didn't want a sleepover! So we honored her wishes. It was all good.