Another Day

Seems like maybe the Fentanyl is starting to help Mom a little... she had a little bit of room for some smiles yesterday which we haven't seen for a couple weeks. She also did less crying out and a little more resting comfortably. Annie and I gave a shower yesterday which we could tell Mom thoroughly enjoyed. We adjusted the sprayer so that it was partly on "jet" setting and let it run on her shoulders for a while, she definitely liked that... her muscles are SO tense in that area. The awesome thing about the massage therapist coming 3x per week is that every time we turn around, she either coming today or tomorrow! So she's coming again today and Mom really loves that. We're also going to start back next week with the healing touch duo one day per week. Hospice nurse was here yesterday, all Mom's vital signs are good, her oxygenation is still good - mid-90%. Mom's lungs are still clear and the nurse thought she was breathing a little deeper than previously. We were able to get my GI doctor to put us in touch with someone in the hospital who can help us with a replacement part for Mom's feeding tube. The little plug that closes the tube is hanging on by a thread... it's all those little things! But that one, thanks to the favor from that doctor, seems to have been resolved! We're finally going to get out for a walk today... it's been so brutally cold we haven't walked at all this week... then yesterday was just raining all day! Mary is driving today, hopefully the conditions will hold out until she arrives here safely from Vermont. Tomorrow we're expecting to see Aunt Martha and Mom's college buddies Diane and George tomorrow for a visit. Planning on taking the kids to see a gingerbread house show tomorrow and so far, Phil and I have plans to have a Saturday night dinner/movie night out with some friends.