Well, I wish I had better news to report. Mom had a rough night last night. She has developed some pneumonia in her lungs. The doctors said this is very common due to her medical problems and particularly her swallowing difficulties. She is being treated with antibiotics. In addition, she has been given potassium through an IV for several hours. This is very painful because it burns badly. The nurses are great--they slowed down the IV so the potassium was given more slowly.
More bad news. Doctors attempted to put a temporary feeding tube through her nose because she is getting very little nourishment. This was not successful. A permanent feeding tube will most likely be done later on, but she cannot undergo surgery right now. It seems like it is two steps back and one forward these days.
She is very weak, yet her sense of humor has not diminished. Yesterday, the nurse needed to give her some medicine. She asked Mom to spell her name. Mom was very sleepy and did not respond. The nurse asked her again to spell her name. Finally, Mom said to her, "Why? Don't YOU know how to spell it?"
A little while ago Mom looked at me and said, "Well, at least I DON'T have 'walking pneumonia'!!!" I told her that Jenny continues to can tomatoes and tomato juice. Mom said, "I forgot to share my secret about canning tomato juice with Jenny." So I must call Jenny tonight and share "Grandma's canning secrets!"
She keeps me going! I think we can all learn lots from Mom. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going!" She seldoms complains. Thank you for all your prayers, and I love reading the posts. Hopefully, I'll have some photos to post soon.
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