[masraum]

Thank you, everyone.

I’m so glad that I came when I did, last Thu. Mom seemed like her usual self. We chatted and had a nice visit for the first few of days.

Yesterday she was still drinking but didn’t eat anything. I knew that was a sign. Her eating has declined steadily since I arrived. Tue she had a quarter of a piece of toast. She was less articulate and aware and much weaker on Tue too. Today she’s had a few tiny sips of water and has been pretty out of it most of the day. I’m assuming that she’ll be gone in 2-4 days which is actually a blessing. She was concerned that this would drag on and take months. It’s getting harder for me to watch this but I’m smiling, asking if she needs anything, and telling her that I love her. My wife should get here tomorrow as long as the flight cancellations don’t impact her travels. I’m disappointed that my wife won’t really be able to chat with my mom. Mom isn’t really conversational, and there’s no telling how she’ll be by Sat morning.

The good news is that mom isn’t in any pain.