Mother liked her night nurse very much; she left this morning when the new day nurse, Ardis, came, but she will probably be back when Glen and I leave.
The swelling in Mother's face has subsided, and her lips are a not as puffed up, though they are still red and she's had a little bleeding today.
Sharah came today. And so did Isabel. So Mother and the house are clean.
Mom had a little anxiety attack this morning, so Ardis gave her some lorazopam to calm her. She is also taking dilaudid instead of morphine; Ardis calls it the "Mercedes" of painkillers. Well, of course.
But Mother has been extremely lethargic today. She rallied a bit this morning to talk to Betsy on the phone, but most of the day she has been sleeping. Really sleeping, not just dozing. We had to wake her up to take her shower and wash her hair. Then she was awake long enough for me to read her some of her fan mail, but not all of it.
She is weaker, Daddy says, but the main change he sees is how sleepy Mother is. And, he says, "I don't like it."
Ardis says she will probably continue to sleep more and more until she slips into unconsciousness. He, of course, has seen this before. She hasn't eaten or drunk anything all day.
It does not seem like a good sign. Maybe we should toast on Friday night.
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