Sunday, October 6, 2013

(posted by Greg)

Monica continues to keep up the struggle but is getting worse. Her right leg won't support any weight really any more and buckles easily during the transfers (making the transfers trickier). She is speaking very little (but surprised me yesterday when she said hello both to her Mom and Ingo) and that makes caring for her more difficult and a bit heartbreaking as well. So far however we are still able to cope with the assistance of the Homecare workers and the Nurse-Next-Door.The plan still is to keep Monica at home as long as possible.

Because Mollie did not have Kindergarten Thursday and Friday, Daniel was able to make a quick driviing trip home from Boise (driving through the night on Wednesday night) and was able to be here Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It was nice to have him home again (even if for a few days) and having Mollie here was once again like a breath of fresh air. (In one touching moment, we overheard Mollie telling Monica " Don't worry Grandma- I will always be there for you.")

So, on the weekend everyone (Ingo, Oma, Jesse, Sydney and a student girlfriend of Marley's) was around visiting, playing card games, laughing, teasing and eating a huge lasagna that Ingo had made. We had a nice, natural family time and kept Monica in the thick of it. She wasn't speaking but I think (at least, I like to think) was taking it all in and continuing to feel as a part of her life)..