Sad News on Mom

Journaling.

Mom's Hospice nurse called me yesterday, when I was outside walking, enjoying an absolutely beautiful day.

The nurse said that mom had begun to show the signs of someone who's entering the final stages of COVID-19.

Additionally, mom's COPD has become worse. For several days, she'd been struggling terribly with the sense that she can't get her breath.

Ultimately, the doctor ordered a number of increases in her dose of morphine, ultimately getting the dose more than 5 times what it had been AND increasing the number of times she can have it in a day.

Also, Hospice suggested a powerful antipsychotic drug that is also used for patients with severe dementia.

That combination of drugs, combined with Ativan, which she's been on for a while, has her calm and relaxed.

Still, we're dreading the next time the phone rings.

Mom's heart is very strong for a person of her age.

This could be a while.

She's loved the Lord deeply since my earliest memories.

Oh, that she'd just go to be with the Lord.