My Mom.....

So its been almost 4 years since my mom left home and went to the hospital with a bladder infection that sent her body into a downward spiral. My mom is in the late to terminal stages of Alzheimers Disease.....they call it the long goodbye and that it is. These past 4 years have some of the toughest of my life...but God is bigger and stronger and surrounds me with a great support system. This picture was taken a few days after Christmas. The bear she is holding is from my dad....its soft and she likes to hold it.

There hasnt been a lot of change in the past few months with mom's health. Her doctor changed up her meds a little and she is a little more comfortable. She still relies on her care givers for everything....feeding, bathing, mobility...She likes to sit in her chair in the living room, while she cant really communicate with anyone, she likes to hear voices and the sound of the TV is soothing. We are praying that this is the year that God is merciful to her and calls her home, but we know that only God can do that and that he has his own plans.

So if you have any time, please pray for my mom and my family...this is the by far the hardest thing we have gone through.