Okay, here's the clue...

We (Nana, Gina, me, and some of my kids) were sitting in the living room visiting and I looked up at Nana and asked her "Can you see very well, today?" She looked at me funny and said, "as a matter of fact, no I can't see very well today, I don't know what's going on." I said "maybe it would help if you wore your own glasses!!"

She was wearing my glasses, not hers!!!!

Good job, Dee.

Can You Guess What's Wrong With This Picture???

Look closely, There is something wrong with this picture....Can you guess?????

She Said, "No" to the Steroids

The answer to the big question is a big fat NO. Nana has decided not to take the steroids, at least for now. The Lortab seems to be helping so we'll just stick with that, for now.

She's had a very sleepy couple of days, but seems to be doing alright. Her vitals have been pretty sporadic, but they always seem to calm down. Her bruises are as purple as ever, but I think they've finally stopped growing! She's still sore, but not too bad. She's eating better and is very happy for the change in the temperature. We've gone from 90 to 60 in one day!!

Sorry this is so short, I just wanted to let you know what her decision was.

Thanks to Everyone!

I just wanted to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers in our behalf. She received several cards, phone calls, messages on the blog, etc.

I am thoroughly amazed at how well Nana has done this week. While her left hip and side are very purple, and she is somewhat sore, I am happy to report...she really isn't doing too bad!!!

Clarine, our hospice nurse, has suggested we put her on a steroid treatment to help with the swelling and joint pain in her hand and arm. We are trying to decide if we are going to go through with it. She kind of scared Nana telling her about the side effects, and that she couldn't just stop it if she decided it wasn't working. We would have to ween her off of it. I told her to pray about it, and we'll see.

Happy Birthday Nana!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS FROM ALL OF US THAT LOVE YOU IN CALIFORNIA!!!

WE ARE THINKING OF YOU AND WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. ALL OF OUR LOVE ALWAYS

A Dedication...

I wrote this poem and I'd like to dedicate it to everyone, especially Nana my second mama.

"People we meet may come and go,
but there are those who leave a
lasting impression upon our hearts.
Though they may move on, we will
always remember them.
And because of them, our lives
will never be the same."

I love you all very much. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your lives.

Feeling the Pressure

I didn't sleep much last night. For some reason I was dreaming of Nana all night long. Maybe I just had her on my mind because it was her birthday. This morning when I woke up, I started thinking about my time I have spent with her.

I pretty much spent every day of my life with the family from the moment I met Deanna when we were in fifth grade until they moved to the house on Apache. Then I spent as many weekends as possible there and the entire summer of 1977.

I have so many memories of the times we had. It was one of the happiest times of my life. I actually felt wanted and loved. Thank you for that.

Well, the summer of 1979 they lived in an apartment in Westminster. I was blessed to have been able to stay with them for the summer again. One of my memories of that summer was that Nana really put the pressure on me. Any time we (David, Deanna, and I) went somewhere Nana would look at us and say, "You guys know how to behave and what is right and wrong and what I would approve of you doing." Then she looked at me and said, "I know you won't lie to me, Heather, so I hope you don't make me ask what you guys do or where you go." Talk about pressure. It worked though. She was right, I couldn't lie to her. She really loved us and wanted to make sure we were safe. Just one more reason I love her so much.