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My mom just called to let me know that the hospice nurse came out this morning and said that the end is near for my grandmother. They don't expect her to live through the day. She slipped into a non-responsive state over the weekend, and they said that she was in the final stage of Alzheimer's now, where her brain can't even tell her body to function. She has pneumonia, and a pretty high fever. They said we could take her to the hospital but there was really absolutely nothing they could do for this. I have been grieving for her for years now, but it's still hard to hear that the end is so near. She is suffering terribly and she looks so pitiful now. We were there yesterday. I'm glad I got to see her again, although she didn't know anyone at all was there. Now I'm just sitting around waiting for a phone call.

Evelyn had her first night away from home. We went to the Midsommar picnic on Saturday and then on to my parents house. Or, should I say, we tried to go to the picnic. We drove there, found the house, and no one else was there. That's when I said, "Are you sure it's today?" and M said, "uh, no, it's the 18th." So, we get the great big moron award. We made stupid stinky fish for nothing! Bleh. We made it to my parents in time for dinner, though, which was nice. They were pleased to have us. Poor Evelyn was NOT pleased this weekend, though. She was freaking miserable, starting Friday afternoon. She was out of sorts on Saturday but doing mostly alright (minus the naps) until about nine pm, when she screamed and screamed. My poor parents were probably wishing we'd stayed home! She was pretty fussy yesterday, too, and there was an Incident regarding her diaper, and the filling thereof, that culminated with Mom using a towel to pick up her stinky grandbaby so I could go shower again, and put my shorts in the laundry with some stain treatments, and then while Mom cleaned the baby up, M started scrubbing down the plush leather chair in which I had been sitting. Oi. It was hilarious, actually, and also a relief since her crankiness all weekend had been clearly belly-related. She slept all night and is (after one feeding at seven this morning) still sleeping at 11:30. Poor little munchkin. I sure hope she starts feeling better now.

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[stress-kitten.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. There's nothing harder than watching a loved one on a slow decline. My Gramps spent a year dying from spinal cancer... it's one of the hardest things ever. At the end, where he was on so many pain-killers that he just wasn't there mentally, it was agonizing to watch.

Hope the sproglet feels better (and therefore makes your life easier).

[ms-jacket.livejournal.com]

Alzheimers is hard like that, you lost the person that you knew ages ago. I hope she goes peacefully.

I've been off and on with LJ lately, have we seen recent Evelyn pics? If not, I demand some. ;-)

[carrieb.livejournal.com]

::hugs:: Sounds like a pretty horrible way to spend the day, just waiting for a phone call like that. I'm so sorry.

I'm glad it sounds like the problem with Evelyn's belly is resolved. Sounds . . . spectacular.