I apologize for not writing more about Mom in the last few days.  It has been a roller coaster of emotions, dreams, goals, watching and waiting to see if Mom will get better or worse.

For three days Mom showed signs of getting better.  By that I mean she was dressed, sitting up in a wheelchair, reaching for a glass of water and making it to her mouth, eating a few more bites of food than before, stating she would rather do it herself, watching her soap operas (she has not watched any TV in the past 6 weeks), desiring for us to push her around the facility in her wheelchair.

All-in-all, she exhibited signs of getting better.

Yesterday was different.  You would have to know Mom to know how independent, private and understanding a person she truly is.  Dawn, my sister-in-law, was watching television with Mom (for it was Mom’s soap opera time) when she looked over and Mom’s head was resting on the little table in front of her.  Dawn asked her if she was okay and Mom’s response went something like this, “you don’t even want to know how I feel.”

Her granddaughter, Beth and her hubby, Darin, brought their two children (Sidney and Colin) up to see Grandma.  Grandma just beamed at seeing the great grandchildren.  Since she is nearly deaf, she couldn’t understand all that was being said, however, those grandbabies made a difference in her attitude.  Sidney (girl) named after her Grandpa (Mom’s hubby) is such a blessing to Grandma.  We know that Mom loves all of her grandbabies, great grandbabies and great, great grandbabies.  There is just one child that strikes your fancy a little more than the others and for Mom, that is Sidney.

Later that evening, Dawn saw that Mom was getting tired and asked Mom if she would like to take off her housecoat and get ready for bed.  The nurse, who was helping Mom, stated Mom had nothing on underneath her housecoast.  (That is NOT Mom.) 

So we have our up days and our down days.  How much longer before Mom goes home to Jesus?  No one knows but God.

We are thanking Him for each day of her life and for all of the blessings she has brought into ours.

Tobey Anne Craft

tcraft@tobeyscandles.com