Tears
Hi Friends,
Ugh, another exausting 12 hour shift under my belt, and one more to go before a day off. Tomorrow is the big move to the new hospital, and it'll be crazy and stressful, I'm sure, so I won't write much tonight as I have to go to bed.
Was able to spend my lunch break this afternoon with mom again...she had just finished all her therapies for the day and was tired, but she was very happy to see me. Dear sweet Pam had spent a couple hours with her earlier in the afternoon and encouraged her through her therapies, which was amazingly sweet and wonderful. Mom is definitely very emotional still, and cries quite a bit while we hang out and chat. But she also asks about my day and she was asking Jillian (who stopped by for a quick visit before she left for the day) about "if she married her man," and we told her we'd bring in the wedding pictures for her to see again. She was very talkative, and she's definitely having trouble getting the right words out, and is becoming more aware of her difficulty. She'll say things like "What's the word I'm looking for?" and "Do you know what I mean? You probably don't...." She is more aware of her difficulties, but I keep reassuring her they will get better the more therapy she has.
I went back over to say goodnight after work, and she was again pretty tearful...I just told her to let it out, and was reassuring her, and we just hugged a lot and talked. It's really hard to leave her because she gets sad and she's afraid she's alone and that I won't come back I think...but I know we both need our rest, and I'll be able to spend much more time with her on Sunday.
Okay...please keep loving and praying...I tell her every time I see her how many people are loving her and pulling for her, and she loves to hear about it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Ugh, another exausting 12 hour shift under my belt, and one more to go before a day off. Tomorrow is the big move to the new hospital, and it'll be crazy and stressful, I'm sure, so I won't write much tonight as I have to go to bed.
Was able to spend my lunch break this afternoon with mom again...she had just finished all her therapies for the day and was tired, but she was very happy to see me. Dear sweet Pam had spent a couple hours with her earlier in the afternoon and encouraged her through her therapies, which was amazingly sweet and wonderful. Mom is definitely very emotional still, and cries quite a bit while we hang out and chat. But she also asks about my day and she was asking Jillian (who stopped by for a quick visit before she left for the day) about "if she married her man," and we told her we'd bring in the wedding pictures for her to see again. She was very talkative, and she's definitely having trouble getting the right words out, and is becoming more aware of her difficulty. She'll say things like "What's the word I'm looking for?" and "Do you know what I mean? You probably don't...." She is more aware of her difficulties, but I keep reassuring her they will get better the more therapy she has.
I went back over to say goodnight after work, and she was again pretty tearful...I just told her to let it out, and was reassuring her, and we just hugged a lot and talked. It's really hard to leave her because she gets sad and she's afraid she's alone and that I won't come back I think...but I know we both need our rest, and I'll be able to spend much more time with her on Sunday.
Okay...please keep loving and praying...I tell her every time I see her how many people are loving her and pulling for her, and she loves to hear about it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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