June 4

Well, mom didn’t have a very good night last night. Her fever keeps going up and down. She ate pretty good for breakfast and lunch, but then she wouldn’t eat any more at night. She talked to me all afternoon and never took a rest. She said she wasn’t tired, but her conversation jumped around a lot, sometimes on the subject we were talking about and sometimes just saying random things. She was weaker in the evening and standing was very difficult. She didn’t ever to sleep very soundly because she was very figety, always trying to readjust her bedding and she talked in her sleep all night long. She must have been having a complete jumble of dreams. Her talking seemed to jump from one situation to another so rapidly. You know how your dreams are – it is so difficult to retell them because the situations keep changing quickly, but they seem to make sense to you when you are dreaming them. I'’m not sure what is causing her to be so vocal while she sleeps. She hasn't been one to talk in her sleep. This morning she finally fell into a deep sleep around 7:30 and slept until 10:00 until the doctor had to wake her up. During the night her breathing was quite rapid and shallow. During the deeper sleep this morning she was breathing deeper but her breathing was more labored. The doctor has decided to put her on a bi-pap machine to help her do some deep breathing. Her chest x-ray showed some liquid accumulating on the lungs.

We will keep you updated.
Valerie