We are entering our second full day with Aunt Earline and doing good. I am trying to find a new, larger home for all of us to move into. My children are so eager to be helping with their aunt.
Today she has had a little harder time. For the most part, she has not been able to remember that Carol passed away. She has thought, and we have reinforced, that Carol and Bob have been on a well deserved vacation. That has worked well for us all since last Wednesday. Today she woke up and was a little more disoriented than usual. She kept asking my sister, Lynne, and me if her kids were okay. She was worried about her brother -in- law, Harvey; she thought he had gone into the hospital. We kept assuring her that he was okay. Finally, at about 2pm she looked up at Lynne and me and said "What happened? I know something is wrong with one of my kids. Who is it? Is it Carol? Was she in a wreck?"
Lynne and I felt we should go ahead and explain what happened to Carol to help ease her anxiety. So, sadly, she is aware that she has lost her baby girl. She is going through quite a bit of grief over the loss. I hope that when she wakes tomorrow she will not be able to remember this day, as happened the day after Carol's death.
She has been asking about all of her other children; wanting to be assured that they are okay. I am able to turn the conversation to other happy events, letting her know that she has two grandchildren expecting children. She is fascinated that Robert's kids are grown....she said she didn't realize he had grown up.
Caleb just got home and gave her a good hug to help her not be so sad. She gets a kick out of all the stories that he tells her.
Until tomorrow.....
No comments:
Post a Comment