Time to Ring it In

I'm headed up North, so I may not post daily this weekend, but please be sure that I'll be in daily communication with my Mom as always, and if any changes happen, the world wide web will be the first to know!

The past two days have been par for the course. She's mostly frustrated by the lack of sleep at night. The ativan seemed to wind her up more than calm her down two nights ago in particular, but I've encouraged her to not worry about night and day so much right now, and catch cat naps where she can. We'll get the whole sun up sun down issue sorted out later!

She continues to eat small tiny meals heavy in protein, but needs to drink more water. Her electrolytes have been well within normal limits every time she has her blood drawn, so things like gatorade aren't necessarily the best choice (fortunately she's not a fan of the stuff to begin with, but this is my educational insert for the day). It's good if you've been actively throwing up or had profuse diarrhea and can't keep any food down, but otherwise it can fill you up with empty calories, especially when someone has a very little appetite to begin with. She needs real food, and good ole' fashioned water.

The house will be quiet this weekend, and fill back up after the New Year, so I'm hoping she can take these few days to enjoy the lull in visitors and catch up on some sleep.

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend, and here's to a HEALTHY New Year!