As William said in his last post (thank you, William,) I am exhausted. Please don't call me for updates because I am still very stressed. I will let you know when you can visit. And this entry will be brief.
Janette is home now. Every 6 hours that passes in this 5 day journey, she is obviously stronger. We don't know how strong she will become, but she is committed to getting there, however far it is. We are using hospice services, which gives us continuous care, (wonderful nurses, so far!) "hospital" bed, comfort meds, supplies, advice, advocacy, etc., etc.
The first thing Janette wanted to do was get out of bed and into the wheelchair and come out to the family room to sit with us. I had to convince her to wait the two minutes for the nurse. Next she wanted all the tags and hospital bandages off...you see where this is going.
She tires easily and, again, is much stronger. After a hour with us this morning and washing up and all that, she was ready for a nap.
We don't have a prognosis on cancer or recovery from her hospital journey, but the nurses do not see her as--there's a jargon phrase I'm not remembering--maybe "imminently dying." She will die from all this, but it's not now, unless she goes suddenly.
Aunt Judy and Aunt Jackie are coming in this evening--that makes all her living siblings visiting with her now.
And our hearts are with Aunt Judy, our cousins and the rest of our family for the loss of their husband, father and our Uncle. We are all so sorry for your loss. It's our loss, too. And we still feel the loss of Aunt Sis and our thoughts are also with our cousins in Houma. I am also so sorry for your loss. Mom wants to wait a while and not make us go through all that again.
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