Nekko’s condition, after seeming to stabilize Wednesday and Thursday, started to diminish on Friday. She stopped eating and was more and more listless through out the day. By Saturday morning we were concerned that she wasn’t eating, and had, apparently, not moved her bowels in a couple of days. At the recommendation of our vet [...]
Tag Archive 'dying'
A Year Ago
Posted in family on Jun 8th, 2006
A year ago yesterday our phone rang at 2:30 in the morning bringing the news the Michele’s mom was in the hospital and not expected to survive the day. By 11:00 pm that evening her mom was dead and, I think, Michele’s depression had started a slide that would ultimately contribute to her own death [...]
A Matter of Hours
Posted in family on May 28th, 2006
It is only going to be a matter of hours now before my mom dies. She has been unresponsive since later Thursday or early Friday. Calling her name or talking to her no longer even causes her eyes to open. The hospice nurse assures us that we are doing all that can be done, and [...]
Sharp Decline
Posted in family on May 25th, 2006
The last few days have seen a sharp decline in my mother’s health. She is now sleeping nearly all the time, and has stopped eating. Her disorientation in terms of where she is, and even sometimes when she is, is increasing in frequency. She is so weak now that she is no longer able to [...]
Tough Decisions
Posted in family on May 23rd, 2006
My father called me this evening. He is now faced with some brutally difficult decisions regarding my mom. She is weak enough now that she is no longer able to stand or walk. Getting from her bed to the bathroom is extremely difficult, and my father is afraid that it is rapidly becoming more than [...]
A Pretty Underpass
Posted in family on May 22nd, 2006
To quote my father from a phone conversation I had with him early Saturday morning, “things have come to a pretty underpass.” It seems the my mom has less and less of a grip on reality, or at least her grip is some what fluid. During the night Friday she was up for several hours [...]
State of Denial
Posted in family on May 20th, 2006
Over the course of the last week or so, I’ve managed to largely avoid thinking about my mom. Part of me feels guilty for turning away from her in the final stages of her dying, but another part of me has needed the time to regain my strength for what lies ahead. By not calling [...]
Mounting Pressure
Posted in family on May 18th, 2006
Talking to my dad last night made me more aware than ever of the mounting pressure on him, the rest of my family, and myself. Knowing what is coming and being helpless to change it is difficult. Doubly so for my father as he is on the front line of this battle, and, even though [...]
Thoughts About the Weekend
Posted in family on May 8th, 2006
After sleeping on it last night, and in the context of my own life here in Kansas, here are my thoughts about my mom, and my dad, after seeing them this past weekend.
The visit with my mom was as good as could be expected. She is very depressed now, sleeping most of the day and [...]
Depression
Posted in family on May 7th, 2006
Seeing my mom this weekend was harder than ever. Her depression about dying is very evident now. She readily admits that she is tired and just wants to quit. At times you can see utter defeat and despair on her face. My father remains steadfast and dependable, he has been by her side every step [...]
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