Update on my Mom

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Yesterday after my first post, we were told that my mother's health had declined. She has bacterial pneumonia. My siblings and I, along with a few of our children, met at our local hospital. The doctor said she was on oxygen and strong antibiotics. She said that even with all they are doing for mom, she may not survive this. People with Alzheimer's forget to cough. They don't get enough movement to get their lungs going and therefore are more prone to get pneumonia. After the meeting with her doctor, my sister and I went up to see mom. She was only allowed one visitor at a time. I went in to see her first. She was sleeping in a sitting position. She wore an oxygen mask. I rubbed her earlobe and spoke to her softly. Here eyes fluttered or a second. I knew she heard me. Told her I loved her. Rubbed her shoulder and told her I would be back to see her soon. I covered her with the blanket before I left. Today, I woke to good news from my brother, who is her health proxy. Mom is doing better. She is still on oxygen, but no longer needs the mask. She was able to drink a bit of water and answer the nurses questions with one word replies. Yesterday she couldn't talk at all. She is still weak. She still has a long road ahead of her. Praying that she pulls through this.