Thinking Outloud

On Friday my mother-in-law was placed in palliative care.  We were a little concerned about taking the kids to see her in this type of condition, but they miss her so much that we thought we would give it a try and see how they reacted.  They did really good and now I am glad that we did decide to take them.  I’ve got to tell you that it was probably one of the funniest visits we ever had with her.  She had a lot of pain medication in her so she really wasn’t herself, but she was really funny.  Every time I tried to talk to her she just kept smiling at me.  She didn’t say anything, just smiled.  And, she was throwing her stuffed animal at my youngest son.  He couldn’t for the life of him figure out how this dog was getting out of her bed and hitting him.  She is extremely weak, but she was trying in the only way she could to play with the kids.  They had a good visit and we will be taking them in again to see her.  I really think it helps them and her to spend this time together.

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