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| Keeping it Real |
Mommy's been having a rough week, so we've been making sure to take good care of her.
She's been suffering from the worst gastroparesis flare she's had in a very, very long time. At first, she thought it was something she ate, dealing with a lot of chaos and stress, or a combination of those things, but it turns out she missed about four days worth of a very important medicine before her lunch and dinner meals. This medicine helps to tell her stomach motility to keep moving.
She learned two very important lessons:
1. Check her pill packs more carefully (she doesn't fill them)
and
2. She REALLY needs this medication, which is called Domperidone and comes all the way from Canada.
So, Mommy's been really feeling blue about this setback which leaves her with extreme nausea, stomach pain and diarrhea. She also feels terribly weak, fatigued, and unable to do anything.
She's started to eat some of Mom's famous Jewish Penicillin and a small amount of other foods while making sure to stay hydrated, so we hope that each day she will begin to see improvements. It's just that it takes her body a while to come back from things.
We are more than happy to oblige her need to cuddle and stay in bed all day. We have even, at times, peacefully coexisted on the bed.
Things are pretty crazy at home right now! In addition to trying to do our best to take care of Mommy, the whole house is in major disarray. On Monday and Tuesday, Mommy got new floors put in her bedroom and study. Then, the rooms needed to be painted and touched up. So, all week she has been sleeping in Mom's bed.
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| On Our Way To Kierny's |
On Sunday afternoon, we headed over to Kierny's house with Mommy. As you can see, we wanted to make sure we didn't get separated in the chaos, so we stuck close together on the car ride.
We'll be staying at Kierny's with Mommy until Thursday afternoon while the hardwood floors are refinished.
Poor Mommy. She was looking forward to this week long stay, but it's so hard for her to be moved around when she is feeling so sick.
We assure you, though, that we'll continue to do our very best to take care of her!
Happy Monday!
Blessings,
Tovah Rose and Gershwin
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