Happy Birthday Mom! Mom turned 82 on Sunday. We went to see her after Alex's performance in The Nutcracker. **No, Alex was not the nut. Hee hee.** We decided to take her to the emergency room that night. Nothing like going to the hospital on your birthday! We had forgot to bring her Maxine glasses to cut the glare of the overhead lights so we had to improvise with the baby blanket. Now these blankets are a family favorite. Our Aunt Marjory crochets a nice edging around the square of flannel and sells them at St. Joseph's hospital or gives them as gifts. I received all the lamb patterns that she had for Isaac when he was born. These blankets are perfect for us everywhere. They are just the right size to keep you warm in the car when the a/c is just a tad too cold. And Mom's ER nurse was asking Annette how to get a hold of some for herself.
Anyhow, she was actually talking more at this time while we were waiting for her diagnosis. After we found out about the brain tumor and let her know what was going on, she was able to understand that she was worse off than we had originally thought. So this last week we have been able to go see her as much as possible to keep her company and to just be with her during her last days. It's bittersweet but she has lived an amazingly good life.
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