Sunday Ken's Balloon Release

Ken's birthday was easier this year....I thik because mom is dying....We went to the River Dam..It was so very neat.  I was just me and my hubby...Ken was a Star Wars Freak...actually left me sitting outside when I arrived for a visit from Indiana to Fl without me knowing, he had gone to see the opening of the new Star Wars Movie...that was years ago....He didn't think I would get there as soon as I did....But he never missed the first show...So I always try to find a Star Wars Balloon...One at a Party Store was all they had..so I got it and a Happy Birthday one and one they said was a HOT Air Balloon...We went to the Newburgh Dam and the sky was beautiful....Almost totally blue with some white clouds...It could have not be more perfect day to do the Balloow Release....It was so neat...the ot Air Balloon was so big the it was pulling the other too=as they began to life off, they did look like a Hot Air Balloon pulling a Basket...What turned out so neat about this is that on our 50th Birthday, I gave my husband and me a Hot Air Balloon Ride.....Ken flew up from Florida to celebrate with us....I can see him today as he was smiling, helping the Balloon and to start off befor it was suppose time...So the Birthday Balloon Release brought back some very good memories...Happy Birthday to my son Ken,,I miss you so much...Love you so much.  Forever your mom...

As for the rest of the day, it was spent at the nursing home...Mom seemed to be more aware than she has been....I stayed in her bed with her...we hugged and kissed.  I yet to figure out how she is staying alive....a bite of food...a sip of drink..not enough to keep a bird alive.  But she is holding on.  We put her on fluids but her hards starting swelling so we took her off.  Her antibotic is starting to work...She is in stage 3 level of Kidney Failure.  I don't believe it will be much longer....Her levels on her kidneys dropped by 20 points..

Mostly, what was great yesterday and even the nurse said, we were are there.  We took my sister and niece...then I sent my brother a picture of mom and he came....he lives about 2 hours away and sick himself.  But when I told mom he was coming she was very happy and excited....We did not see him.  But he wrote me that he also laid in bed with her and soothed her....shared stories with her...rubbed her hair..she laughed and remembed the things he shared....He wrote and shared what a good visit it was..  I told him it would be good memories....as I have had these past weeks and morel

I pray when it is mom's time,she will have an easy passing.  She has suffered pain in her bladder ....I will miss mom so much....I love her very much...For now I will visit as much as I can....She has been a great mom....and I love her so much....It will be a said day....Until later I will stop for now...Thanks for the prayers and words of encouragements...Sandi