Mom Update

The photo is from Oct 17th at Mom's 88 birthday dinner, modeling her new gloves the kids gave her.

Mom is still in the hospital, and today was her second day of dialysis. She seemed a little bit spacey today compared to yesterday. She had some visitors today, and calls from family in California, which cheered her up.

The kidneys are still not back to functioning, and now there is concern about her liver. One test came back positive for Hepititas A, but the doctor thought that was strange so he is retesting.

Dad is having to cope on his own, and so far so good, though he eats way too many TV dinners. I will go over tomorrow and see how it's going with him. He is reluctant to let me help much, though he can ask for help when he really needs it. He is on oxygen, and sometimes goes off it for too long, and gets really tired. We're working on getting him a better walker with a basket and a small, portable tank.