Betty's Birthday

Betty is thrilled with the cards she has been receiving. Yesterday she received 20 and today 17. There were many earlier in the week. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness.

She has found gifts on the porch and has started enjoying visiting on the phone. Home Health has started a routine. It is helping Betty feel less dependent on her children and able to function independently. Her children, on the other hand, are always curious about what's going on so we show up anyway.

The amount of fatigue she experienced following yesterday's trip to the doctor was quite frightening. She woke up with profuse sweating and overwhelming weakness. It worried Raymond because he had never seen her that ill. We checked her sugar level which was acceptable and called the nurse. After a pain pill and a long long nap she joined us to watch TV. We now know to plan more carefully for her doctor visits and trips to radiation. A wheel chair appeared before we even asked for one. And as the physical therapist suggested she will walk, walk, walk before the next trip.

Betty bounced back this morning with renewed energy, cleaning the bathroom, doing laundry, dusting furniture, ordering medications, and trying to sweep the floor. Raymond insisted he would dust and do the floor so he took the rugs out to shake and forgot to sweep the floor before he put the rugs down again. Betty noticed! The humor and laughter surrounding daily choirs is very entertaining. She ordered a Wendy's hamburger for lunch and Sharon brought peppermint ice cream!

If this message leaves you a little confused about Betty's condition, join the club. It seems to go in cycles with two steps forward and one step back. We'll try to give them their space, but we'll be there if they need us or there if we get curious about what's going on.

Thank you,
The Boley Family