Peggy,

I'm praying for your Mom and for your family. I know this is hard, but God
will see you through it. Please know that we are all here for you.

You can call me if you want to talk. 605-854-9296.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson



At 12:17 AM 3/6/04, you wrote:
>Hi, all.  Yesterday when we went to see Mom, she didn't seem very
>perky.  Dan went over and kissed her, and said she felt a little warm..  My
>brother had been over the day before, although he was sick (I found out
>later he wears gloves and a mask when he does that), and so we thought
>perhaps she'd gotten a little bug.  She wasn't too hungry, but did decide
>she'd like a bowl of cereal, and chuckled a couple times, so we didn't
>think much of it.  I didn't smell anything, but Dan said she smelled like
>pee, which still wasn't surprising, since she refuses to change clothes and
>is stubborn about bathing.
>
>This morning when the caregiver came over, she found Mom still sitting in
>her same chare, having majorly wet and soiled herself.  Mom was
>unresponsive.  The caregiver started trying to reach us, but we were all at
>work.  The company finally called my sister-in-law's cell phone, and she
>came right over.  My sister-in-law said the smell in the apartment
>practically bowled her over, and I guess they had quite a time getting my
>mom cleaned up.  My sister-in-law called 911, and they took her to the
>hospital in an ambulance.  They thought she might have pneumonia or a
>urinary tract infection, but all tests so far have come back normal.  Dan
>and Jen and I went to see her this evening, and although she opened her
>eyes for a second when we first walked into the room, she closed them right
>away, and was non-responsive.  There was a period today when she was awake
>enough to talk to my sister-in-law, and recognized her as a friend, but
>didn't know who she was.  When my brother came, she thought he was my dad,
>who passed away in 1995.  Then she went back to her non-responsive
>state.  The doctor called this evening and talked to my brother, and asked
>if Mom has signed a paper refusing extraordinary measures to save her life,
>which she has, so it doesn't sound good.  My sister-in-law says that my
>mom's look is like what her grandmother looked like a few days before she
>died.  I'm praying that they either quickly find what's wrong and fix it if
>it can be fixed, or that Mom passes quickly if it can't be fixed.  I tend
>to think the latter is what will happen.  So keep us in your thoughts and
>prayers, okay?
>
>Peggy
>
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