3 hours after my last post yesterday, I got "the" call from my sister that it was time to take mom to the hospital. Her condition had worsened overnight so significantly that she did not sleep much through the night. The leg discomfort, now diagnosed as a blood clot in her leg, was causing her major pain.
I raced down to see her... I got there the same time as the ambulance. Mom, now barely able to stand, stood defiantly by the sink lighting her last cigarette (made the ambulance techs wait until she finished). I smiled... But, it was sad to see the addiction that caused her cancer (most likely) still owning her till the end.
Once at the hospital, the IV morphine pump was hooked up... Started at 1ML per hour... Now up to 4... Mom is asleep 95% of the time.
It's 5 pm eastern... I am taking my kids to see their grandmother for the last time. Its sucks just to type that statement...
I do not have much time to type, but I wanted to make sure I had at least one more update entered her while my mom is still alive. Sadly, the next time I get a chance to update you guys will be to deliver the final sad news.
