Sad news about my mom

[RStar]

Originally Posted by blueerica

You can swing it. It's not going to be easy, but you can swing it. By the sounds of it, it will be worth every second of it to your mom, so let her help you dictate what she can and can't handle. Any way you can get some extra help to make this happen?

I wish I was still in SoCal because I'd be there to assist, if the help was wanted. I think these sorts of moments and memories are so important.

Love and mojo to you, your mom, and your family.

Thank you for the encouragement! You are so sweet!

Right now she is fighting a chest cold, which is pretty dangerous when you have COPD and lung cancer. So I don't think I dare try, but my daughter got here tonight for a visit and I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow. So we will see what we can do tomorrow. I would have loved to do the quick DL trip, but I don't think it will happen. However I will keep a close eye out for any opportunity to get it done. Only her sister (my aunt, who also use to take me to DL as a kid, and took me to my first indoor movie- Mary Poppins) has an annual pass, so I'm not sure how much help I can get. But my daughter can help me get her to the gate, and I can get her and the baby in the park.

[cirquelover]

I am sorry Rob. I wish I was closer.
Enjoy the time you have with her and hopefully you can make a little trip to the park for a little magic. Take care of yourself.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

[RStar]

Thanks again everyone. She is doing better. The doctor says her lung issues at this time is just bronchitis due to pollen irritation and not an infection. We had a good time visiting, but couldn't go anywhere today. Hopefully soon, though.

[3894]

I'm so sorry this is happening to your family, RStar. It is such a roller coaster.

My dad was dying from leukemia when he made a little day trip that was very important to him. He was going to see his developmentally-disabled son one last time.

We rented an RV so he could lie down during the drive, had a wheelchair, all the ways we could make it easier on him. We took it as easy as possible.

Dad made the trip and was happy. A couple, three days later, he was in the hospital for the last time. He passed away about 10 days after he made the trip.

No one ever dies from cancer, at least according to death certificates and cancer insurers. The primary cause of death was pneumonia.

Did he die sooner because of his day trip? Most probably.

Was it worth it? Yes. As you say, it's not the best to stay in a little room until you expire.

Peace be with you and your family. No matter what you decide to do about this, peace be with you.

[RStar]

Thank you, Helen. She has been getting better from the bronchitis that she has experienced lately, so hopefully she can try soon.

[Snowflake]

Oh Holy Hell, Rstar. I'm so sorry to read this. Been off LoT for a while, so sorry to not have read this sooner. Virtual hugs and shoulders here to cry on.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by RStar

Thank you, Helen. She has been getting better from the bronchitis that she has experienced lately, so hopefully she can try soon.

Yes, because a positive thing to look forward to is also a great healer. Keep the positive mojo going!

[RStar]

Thank you, Snowflake.

We are hoping to try this weekend to make it to a movie. She has been quite the movie buff, and has passed that along to me. There was a while that we went to the movies every weekend. It's one of her most favorite things to do.

[RStar]

Well, her breathing was still to labored, so we didn't make it out to the movies. We had Easter dinner (she gets everything she wants, of course). We had Honeybaked Ham, baked beans, pasta salad, deviled eggs, and lemon meringue pie. All of her favorites. After dinner we watched a movie that she quickly fell asleep in the middle of watching.