Thanks everyone...
As I said... I will be around as I can... but it will be more lurking in the background then anything else. I will pop in and say hi and such as I can though.

Pete, I'm sorry to hear the prognosis for your mother is not as good as we have all wished. You and your family will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. If you lived close, I'd be more than glad to lend a hand. Take care of yourself and remember that you have a lot of people here praying for you.

We'll be sure to keep your mom in our thoughts and prayers as well.  All our best wishes, Pete.

Long days and pleasant nights, Sai.

Best of luck to you and your family, Pete. You are in my thoughts.

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Thanks Everyone... I am finding out there is so much to what we are trying to get done. It looks like I will be awful busy for a time to come.

I lost my dad 13 months ago to Alzheimer's, and it would've been a whole harder to deal with had it not been for Hospice, especially for my mother.  These things are never easy, but they will make it a lot easier and less stressful for everyone to deal with.  They will allow you to concentrate on your mom instead of the details of the care involved.  Best wishes to all of you.

Thank You everyone...

I spent Saturday morning till Sunday evening with my mother at Hospice. Sitting with her and keeping her company while she was up and watching DVDs on my laptop while she slept. She had a pretty good day on Saturday. Then she slept comfortably all night Saturday night. Which I thought was good... but I am not 100% sure now. On Sunday all she wanted to do is sleep. Which I thought was just her catching up from the hospital stay. But shortly into the day one of the nurses came to me and said that her response has lowered and that her sleeping all the time the way she is... is a sign. But when I asked if I should call and gather the family she said no she don't think she is in active death. That we still have some time. Shortly after she told me that she came to me with pamphlets about death and loosing a loved one. At least going by that pamphlet... it says she is in the 1 to 2 week from death stage.

I am doing my best to accept this information... but even so I am finding myself still wondering that maybe it is still her trying to catch up on her sleep... or maybe it is the medication she is on as she hasn't been on morphine too long (days) and maybe it is that that is making her sleep so much. But that is probably all just wishful thinking. And if they are right I don't think she will be making it to come home after all. Unfortunately all we can do is wait and see.

But I tell you one thing... I can't stand this helpless feeling! 

This must be a very, very difficult time for you Pete.
But one positive thing is that you can have some quiet moments with your mum till she goes wherever a person goes when we leave this planet.

Try to make those days very intensive, that will give you a good and peaceful feeling , when you think about her all the time.

Donnie

Thanks everyone... I do appreciate it.

I will be staying home today to do some work around here (Some of my brothers are going up there though) and I want to be home for when Brittany comes home from her 4 day weekend (Teacher meetings) with her other grandmother. As I really need to start preparing her. The last thing she knew was the fact that grandma was in the hospital with pneumonia and when there it turned out worse then we thought. That is all she knows as of now. But I need to start preparing her just in case.

My brother called the nurses station this morning. She is more alert today and even sitting in a chair a bit. Which gives me hope that she did indeed just needed to catch up with some sleep. And possibly the medication had her very sleepy yesterday.