Mom's nephew Pat Robinson sent mom these flowers, and they are just beautiful. It perked her right up. The steroids not only helped her neck, but seemed to shrink her stomach quite a bit. She is feeling better, took herself off steroids and everything else and is much perkier, and even walking better. I always said she would outlive me, and she may. She seems to have new life. The last two weeks I was really worried about her.

Update:

After Lindsay left, I was really worried about mom, she loses her equilibrium and sometimes has a problem thinking. I was even worried that maybe she should get a walker for around the house so she doesn't fall. When we go out, I get her a shopping cart right away, and as long as she can hold on to something, she does ok. We aren't out very long any more. She's in bed most of the time.

Then she had friends, from the bank she worked at years ago, come and visit. She is so much better. Hopefully this will last.

Lindsay's visit

Lindsay came to visit mom from Washington. Lindsay is always good at helping her arrange things in her bedroom. Mom always feels so much better after company.

Having more problems

Mom is having stiffness in the head and neck. The stiffness makes it very difficult to turn her head or look up and down. This is a problem when she walks because she can't see what is directly in front of her. She also has problems eating because she can't look down to see her food. She is on steroids for the neck problem and on a pain medication day and night hoping to ease the stiffness.
She can still shower and take care of her bathroom needs. That's all I pray for.

Mom not feeling well

She had a bad cold, then she started having pain in the back of the neck and her head up behind both ears. She can only sit or stand for a few minutes as she has difficulty holding up her head. Her hospice nurse is trying to get a hold of the Doctor to get steroids to take down the swelling in the neck and back of the head. She will just use these for a few days. If this doesn't help the pain, she will just have to up her meds.

Doing well, but getting a cold

I haven't commented for awhile, because mom has been doing well. We go visit Lorraine once a week, get her hair done, go to the library and do a little bit of shopping. Other than that she likes to read and watch a couple of spanish soap operas. She has visits from time to time which she loves. Our daughter Whitnie and her family were here for a couple of days. Chris loved mom and would go back to visit. We didn't get a picture with the family as mom is coming down with a cold and didn't feel good today. She gets a little pain in her neck and a little in her shoulder, but sleeps and eats well.

Visit from Steve Robinson Family

This is Mom's nephew Steve Robinson, son of Kathy and Frankie, his wife Jen Sook(spelling) their children Samantha 18 and Daniel 15.

We all had a wonderful visit and mom truly enjoyed them coming all the way from Utah for a visit.

The kids were great and Salsa loves a photo op.