I began regretting this blog when we were getting more bad news than good. Now I just regret that I don't have much news to share. Mom's hospice team all agreed that it was doubtful she would make it through last weekend. Most of the signs that suggested the end was near on Thursday, May 30th, have cleared up. I haven't noticed any major changes in the past eight days. Mom is unresponsive on some days and on other days she opens her eyes every time she hears her name. The hospice nurse said today that mom looked and sounded good, seemed very comfortable and the Walker staff was doing a great job caring for her.

Christopher (Kathy's son) and his family are here this weekend. Mom opened her eyes a little for them and tried talking again this morning.