Update on my Mother  

Thanks, Tyc. I appreciate everyone's prayers and energies and especially that I have an outlet like this to come to about this. I'm still worried about her. She just didn't seem "there" today when I visited. She was, but there was no energy within her. Very weak, not wanting to feed herself - I fed her jello, but she didn't want anything else. I asked her if she wanted to come home and she said yes. So I told her she needed to eat or they wouldn't let her come home. She still only had the jello when I finally left. My son called her while I was there, so she was pleased about that. She's not a quitter, but she seems to have little "oomph" to work with.

I am sorry that she was not up to par today. She is not a quitter, she is a fighter but she may be getting tired. I know when my mother was in the hospital she was so tired and the day of her surgery she was so happy and felt on top of the world, said she felt better than she had in such a long time but after her surgery her heart was just too weak to pull her through. I am sure that your mother is giving it all she has got. I will continue to send more and more energy up your way along with a prayer for both of you.

She's holding her own, but wavers between really good and maintaining. It's touch and go, I think. I just don't know. I've put a few more details in Plunk's comment, so if you want to read that, you know what I saw today.

Lights and tinsel and a few rather ancient candy canes. I don't know about "unhinged" - it comes apart. If you grab it in the wrong place, the bottom falls off. But, she loves that tree with its twinkling colored lights.

I saw her today. It's hard to say how she's doing. I didn't like the looks or sound of her tonight. She wouldn't eat, they have her on clear liquids (I don't know why), and she just didn't seem to have any enthusiasm. But, she wants to come home, so I'm still hoping she comes around. I suspect it's because she didn't have a bowel movement for a week, so if they got her to go, they might not want her to "plug" up again. She didn't seem happy that I requested a bipap machine for home when she's discharged, but tough. She needs it at times, so she's going to have it. She's also upset that I got her two cases of nutritional drink - says she doesn't want anything like that. But, if this is how she's going to eat at times, I want to have that on hand. I can always add sugar free chocolate syrup to it to change the flavor. Otherwise, she's holding her own. Anything could happen at this point, although holding her own is more than they expected on Saturday or Tuesday morning.

Keep in mind she is still suffering a grea tdeal of pain with her injuries, love, so I know from personal experience that pain will get you down. It wears on you, zaps your energy, and sometimes makes it hard to muster a smile.

The bowel movement could be it also (probably as you say) so the clear liquids may have something in it to help get her moving. Let's hope so. That's a drag to have to endure along with her other pain at this time.

I'm recalling the demeanor of a dog after a real good d*mp. Have you ever noticed that right after, their smile is so wide it looks like their face will separate, and there is a considerable extra boing in their bounce.

So this will help your Mom, and put that extra boing in her bounce.

Is the hospital food not too bad there? No doubt take-out on the way home will be tastier, but consider staying away from cheeses and stuff...of course you know why?
Does she eat cereal in the morning ? Or any time of day? I swear by Kelloggs Buds. Although the greedy buggers just upped the price on them.