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Not going to be the same...

Gigi had a stroke yesterday and is at Methodist. It happened yesterday sometime between breakfast and 10:30 a.m. She is doing better, she is able to move her left hand and complete sentences. However, she is not able to swallow which is a big issue.

I had time with her tonight after my sister left, she had a choking episode and tried to get out of bed because she thought I was hiding popcorn from her. She is very, very hungry and confused.

We talked quite awhile about how she wishes she was home. She thought she was a child again living at home in Wells, MN. She said she needed to complete her lessons before school, but she really wanted to go downstairs and see her sister in the music room. She also thought I was her best childhood friend, Mary Harrington.

We need to investigate options for nursing homes before they discharge her because she will not be able to go back to her assisted living apartment in Hopkins. My friend Lori has graciously offered to help with the assessment, which is so very kind.

It is going to be a long week and so sad.

Comments

carey said…
gigi is YOUR grandma right, not your mom? i know how incredibly close you are to your family and i know this is hard. i'll be thinking about you, sus. god bless.
8:34 AM
Karen said…
Oh, Susan. My heart is with you, and with your mom, because this is her mommy, right?
12:45 PM
bobbione8y said…
i am sorry, susan. i cannot imagine how hard this must be. you have talked about her with love, and i am praying for all of you as you gather around and do the hard things that have to be done.

also praying for peace for her, and no stress.
3:04 PM
Susan said…
Gigi is my dad's mom - however she always said my mom was the daughter she never had. Thanks guys for the kind words.
10:43 PM
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