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Friday morning thoughts

Istiqlál (Independence), 9 Jamál (Beauty), 168 BE – Friday, May 6, 2011 about 11:45 AM Pacific Time

Sunday is Mother’s Day. I have no idea what I am going to get Mom, the only thing I am sure of is that we will spend the day together. Mom is still in the rehabilitation/care home/hospital. I suspect she will be there until sometime next week. I have not spoken with the doctor yet so I do not know how long he wants to keep her there.

I would like Mom to come home soon. I miss her. The house is too quiet without her. When she does come home, she will attend an Adult Day Care Center five days a week. The Day Care has a nurse that can weigh her and give Mom her meds. The stiff will encourage her to eat and drink plenty of water.

I feel like a failure because I cannot get Mom to drink water or get up from the couch and walk. She needs to get more exercise, but at home she seems to want to sit on the couch and watch T.V. or doze. Perhaps I am not a failure; maybe the problem is that I am Mom’s daughter.