tonight mom is agitated and anxious.  the move is so close and she’s really starting to feel it.

kev and nora are taking off for portland in the morning and we had to take mom’s tv out of her room tonight.  i know that’s all she had in her little respite room to keep her occupied but the thing was a monster and i couldn’t move it by myself and kevin leaves in the morning… but she was NOT happy about it.  there are some activities in the main part of the assisted living facility she could participate in tomorrow and a big tv in the common area full of recliners for the old’ folks.  i’m praying for peace and comfort for her tonight.

we just finished packing the car and are headed to bed – but i wanted to share a story.  mom has been pretty uncomfortable at highgate since her release from the hospital on tuesday afternoon and has been particularly agitated with one of the nurses that took responsibility for mom having to move out of her original room in the manor and into a smaller higher level of care room in the chalet.  in reality – it was her doctors and i that ultimately made the decision for her to move – but this one lil’ gal owned up to it and mom has been VERY angry at her ever since.  when mom is left to her own thoughts for some period of time she gets really worked up and can be found pacing the halls while talking on the phone and dropping some foul language now and again.  the biker in her is still very much alive and kicking.  she is so darn ornery!  tonight she told me that she was going to “take joann outside.”  she said, “i’m not dead – i can still kick some butt.”

oh. good. lawd.

please keep her in your prayers as we spend her last day in montana tomorrow.  (or rather today… because it’s totally THAT late).  ugh.  <3

until tomorrow (or later today…)

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