If today is June 10 when you are reading this, you may want to go down one entry and read my first entry from this morning. It will help you to understand this entry. What an eventful day!
Well, Dr. Biddle is seriously thinking of just retiring from her "medical practice". Obviously I do not know my head from a hole in the ground. After telling all of you that obviously Kenny is getting ready to "kick the bucket", he rings the bell at 3:00 PM and announces that he has to pee and he's hungry...for his breakfast. He is still kind of spacey but at least he is present at least part of the time. So this is just to let you know that I have good news...Papa's going to hang around a while longer and I will try to not be "Chicken Little" again and alarm everyone. I will say that as a result of my jumping the gun, I got a call from Carol Prinzo, our wonderful friend and retired nurse in California and she was such a help to me. By talking to her I was able to put into words some of the questions I didn't realize I had. She was also able to reassure me. Thanks, Carol. That is just one more example of how wonderful you all are to us, what a source of comfort you are and how we continue to be blessed by your friendship and your love.
GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU!
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Ginny, As an earthy life dwindles down, there can be some dramatic ups and downs. The decreased fluid intake or desire for fluids is all part of the body's shutting down process. Please remember and remind every one that even though a person appears unresponsive, the hearing is the last to go. Play Papa's favorite music even if you don't think he can hear. Let him know it is ok to let go of his grip on this early life. Larry may even want to tell to give his mother his love. Let Papa know he will be missed but someday you will all be together in eternity again. As his state of unconsciousness goes deeper and the end of his earthly time approaches, there will be a change in his breathing. It is call Chyne-stoking. There will be pauses with the pauses getting longer and longer until there is no more breathe. When this first starts, would be best if the hospice staff has been alerted because the physician who is going to pronounce him or be willing to sign the death certificate needs to have been notified. If you have not had this discussion with Hospice, now is the time. An "unattended death" is more bureaucratic nonense than you want to deal with. In our state unless a physician comes to the house to pronounce the person, the ambulance squad is obligated to take the person to the hospital and you had better be waving the DNR order in their face. If this is the practice in SC, you do want to avoid it at all costs. Papa has been very fortunate to have had such high quality care and be surrounded by love. You have done what is right so do not be hard on yourself about the little things because they are pretty minor in the broad scope. I am taking Marianne to Boston on a GS bus trip Sat but will check my e-mail Fri & early Sun am. All of you have been in our thoughts and prayes. As a dying sister of a good friend said, I wish for your mother (mine) a peaceful journey. And 4 weeks later my mother made that trip with my friend's sister making hers a week later. So to Kenney, we wish him also a peaceful journey and God's love to wrap around all of you during the final days. Love, Ann & Carl
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