Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Cold and Windy

Folks, it is cold here in South GA. It has been 37 degrees here for 2 nights. I have always said that I wanted to move where it is cold during the winter but can I change my mind? The dogs don't even want to be in the yard. They are fighting over the blanket in the doghouse. Funny hounds!
I know some of my blogger friends has already had snow according to the weather channel. I hope that you all are warm and that Ole Man Winter is being kind to you. The place where we go skiing is already getting snow but the slopes are not open, bummer huh?
Please take care and know that you all are in my thoughts. Have a great weekend! Peace, love and happiness!!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Is it Friday?

It has been a long week. A very long week. DH has hurt his right hip and has been at the doctor's office everyday this week. And it seems like it is not getting any better. He is home in bed in pain.
It is cold and rainy here. It is 57 degrees and the wind is blowing and that is something that we folks in the South don't have to deal with too often but we really need a cold winter. We have not had a cold winter in many years. We are usually running around in shorts this time of year, but not this year.
Momma seems to be doing okay. Her memory is going really fast. Same question every few minutes. We just answer the question.
I hope that eveyone has a good weekend. Take care..peace, love, and happiness..

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

A day late

Momma came home yesterday. I went to see her and that PA let her come home. I didn't know this that she was coming home until I got there. So, the nurse give me another gown and a blanket and she was homeward bound. I don't know how was happier to see each other. Her seeing Droopy or Droopy seeing her. He would not let me get her out of the car until her got in with her and sniffed her. She was so happy to see him. When I got her in the house, she wanted to feed him a Milkbone dog biscuit before she done anything else.
There are so many things that are going on right now. I hope that everything will settle down soon. It has been a very long 2 days. I guess that I'm not sleeping well because I'm afraid that she will get up in the middle of the night.
If it is a few days before I post, please know that you all are in my thoughts. Take care and I hope that everyone is having a good week. It is getting really cool here, not something that we have in the South too much. I am really enjoying the cooler weather.
Peace, love and happiness!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Apple cidar donut

Yesterday me and DH got up and went to Elijay GA. (north Ga. Moutains) and picked apples. We made the trip to south Atlanta Ga and picked up DH's parents and they went with us. I now understand who DH get his one line zingers from, his Father. I don't know when I laughed like I did yesterday. We had a really nice ride to pick apples and then we come back to his parents and spent the night. We were up at 6 am getting the truck packed to make the 3 1/2 hour drive home. This was a trip that I needed..a little break so that I can come back and take care of Momma. I was about 75 miles from home when my cellphone started ringing. My nephew sent me a text message and said, "Granny wants to know where you are and when you are coming to the hospital?" I called him and ask him to let her know that I was on the way home from getting apples and that I would be there in about 2 hours. I drove straight through, stopping at Daddy's long enough to let the hubby out of the vehicle and I drove on the hospital.
When I got there, she rolled over, laughing and smiling, and ask "Where have you been?" I told her that I went and got apples to put in the freezer for pies later in the year. She wanted to know where her doughnut was. She wanted an apple cidar donut. I took the donut out of my bag and she smiled. So, we shared a donut and cup of coffee. That was the best moment of my day. After she finished her coffee, she told me that she was sleepy and was ready for bed. I got up and kissed her on the forehead, told her "I love you Momma" She told me that she loved me. I was getting my things ready to go and she looked at me and said, "you still here?" I told her that I was getting ready to leave. She told me that she would see me later. I told her that I would call when I got home. God above knows how much I miss her, being at home.
My heart broke into a million pieces. Why, I don't know. There are so many questions that I have no answers too. How I wish that I could take this disease away from her and all the others in the world that has this awful disease.
Yep, I cried on the way home again. I wish so much for my Momma to get better, but in my heart I know that might not happen. But I know without a doubt, that her mind might forget me but her heart never will. That is the what keeps me going.
I hope that everyone has had a good weekend. The weather here is cooling so I know that my friends in the upper states must be getting some really cold weather and maybe snow. Take care and know that there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you all. Have a great week ..Peace, Love and Happiness...

Thursday, October 16, 2008

still in hospital

Momma is still in the hospital. She is doing better. Her mind is in a fog and she is so confused. She does not remember anyone coming to see her. When I arrived today she was in bed, chatting away and no one was there. Sad to see. I touched her on the shoulder and she woke up and wanted to know where Daddy was. "He is home", I told her. I had to go out of town so I stoppped on the way back to Alma and got her two donuts. I had to..I always get her donuts.
So she had a blueberry donut and a cool cup of coffee for an snack.
After I was there 15 mintues she told me that she was sleepy and that she needed a nap. I finished reading the newspaper to her. I was sitting at the foot of her bed and she told me to go come to the head of the bed and she give me a kiss and told me to "go home". So, I kissed her back, told her that I love her and that I would call her later to check on her. She rolled over and started talking to the invisible person as I walked out of the room. Sad day, I cried on the drive home, wondering will her mind ever be the same? Take care...peace. love and happiness.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Another Day.....

The doctor told us that Momma is in the final stages of AD and Parkerson's. She seems to be somewhat better but still really confused about everything. She thinks that it is the first of the month. She wants to know when the apples are coming in. We don't grow apples around here, but we are going to get some this weekend in the North Ga. mountains. Okay, I don't know that I'm going but the DH will be going to see his parents and then he will travel on from there to get the apples or other goodies. Momma thought that it was raining outside today. I tried to get her to let me push her to the doors at the hospital so that she could see how pretty it was today. (they are adding onto the hospital where she is at so therefore no windows.)
I will post more later as Chloe has gotten up here next to me and wanting some attention. Take care...peace. love and happiness!!!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

In the hospital again

We have had a long week and the weekend has been even longer. Momma's birthday was yesterday and she didn't even know what was going on. We were at the hospital until after 1 am this morning. I got home around 2:30 am and fell into bed, unable to sleep. Finally feel to sleep aroung 4:30 am and was up around 9:00am. Got up and checked on Momma and cleaned her up (had an accident before I could get to her.) I called the answering service and the doctor called me back and told me to take Momma back to the hospital again. After several attempts to get her in the car, we finally decided to call the ambulance service to take her to the hospital. Momma could not even hold her head up. The doctor thinks that she might be having a reaction to some medicine that she is taking. I am so thankful that he is calling me after seeing her in the hospital and givning me reports. And he is calling the hospital several times a day and checking with the nursing staff on her progress. We have a great doctor..a great doctor is hard to find these days.
I hope that everyone is having a good weekend. Take care and will try to keep updates when I get a chance. Peace, love and happiness...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Really quick hey!!

It has been so busy around here. I wanted to let eveyone know that Momma was at the nuerologist today and we were told that she is going in the final stages of Parkinsons and Alz. We seen the PA and she was really upset. She is a wonderful lady and there were several times that she had to stop talking so that she would not cry. I reassured her that everything is going to be okay. She told me that she was sorry and that she usually does not get emotional. I told her that there was nothing wrong with her crying. We all cry! She gave a wonderful package with some much information concerning AD. I told her about the AD website and that there are so many wonderful people on this website that has given me so much information concerning AD. Momma told her of all the wonderful cards that she gets in the mail from people all over the United States. I also explained that we all mail greeting cards to others that have AD. She got the website addy and promised that she would look at this. She give me a few more websites to check out on Parkinsons.
The last two weeks hae been really hard around here. I have a freind that lost her 22 year old son. She has been told that he had sleep apena but nothing is certain. Her son and my youngest son were best friends in high school.
Please keep us all in your prayers. I am certain that God has a plan for all of us. I miss you all and I hope that everything is going well for everyone. How is the weather where you are at? It has been so wonderful here. Nice cool days and cooler nights. I am ready to go on vacation..oaky a mini-vacation that is. I will not leave Momma and Daddy for too many days. So, we are going to North Georgia to get apples. I will leave on Friday and be back late Saturday afternoon. I will enjoy the time that we will get to have with DH's parents. Take care..Peace, love and happiness...

Oh...BIL is doing okay not great but he is in good spirits. I took some pictures of him and his dog, Max and hopefully I will get to post one in the next week weeks.