Going Home Soon...

Visitors: Family only. After we get settled, we will speak to Dad regarding visitors...

Today, the Palliative Care Team came in to check on Mom. They have started her pain management to establish a baseline before taking her home.

Mom slept in the am...but, was awake enough to eat when prodded by our cousin MaryAnn "Joyce, if you eat more you can go home" she opened her mouth wide and ate some applesauce, frozen yogurt and she is on her second Popsicle.

Unfortunately, she is not able to swallow the watermelon, even though I cut it up to less than a 1/4 inch. I didn't even attempt the mabu tofu.

Mom has expressed wishes to go home. We are working with the case worker to arrange for hospice. Jeff and my boys are driving down to Salinas after-school to move furniture out of the house. He has a big task ahead of him, because Mom's orchids are also in the breezeway, and he can't harm the orchids.

Mom will hopefully leave Stanford sometime tomorrow or the day after. This will allow her to travel during the day via ambulance, they will give her a bollis (sp?) before she leaves with more painkillers to make the trip easier. They will also have orders to provide more comfort on the way.