Quite Weekend:

We had a quite weekend - no visitors this past weekend. Stephen, mom, dad, and I all spent a very quite and relaxed weekend together.

Mom is declining day by day. She is sleeping most of the time but we still get her up and move her from the living room to the family room to the dinner table. She is not eating much these days - soft foods. I was able to get some yogurt and banana pudding in her on Sunday. She will drink water through a straw but has a tendency to choke on it. Her headache is constant now and she is also complaining of back pain. She is on constant pain medication. Her legs are tender to the touch. Today we ordered the hospital bed from hospice and it is all set up now and ready for use. Mom's aids were able to get her up and in the shower today. Mom's catheter failed so the RN will have to put another in this afternoon when she comes.

I believe mom is in the last phase - sleeping almost 24/7 and refusing food. I feel like we are down to days with mom and no longer weeks.