Guess who's coming to our house?

WELP - Bob 's mom surprised us all and agreed to come to our our house while Darlene takes a much needed break from her care. We made the trip to Sarasota yesterday, 8/2, while Bill and Terry were there to visit with mom. On Friday, Darlene took mom to her hair appointment and on the way, mom asked Darlene,"When am I going to Bobby's?" which totally knocked Darlene for a loop. God was preparing mom for the news of Darlene getting away for a little while and had softened her reserve about leaving her comfort zone and heading to Live Oak. We will be picking her up next Sunday, 8/10 and bringing all her things here including the bird, Ricky. She will be with us for a full two weeks and then we will take her back to her home in Sarasota on Saturday, 8/23.

We can borrow a recliner from Steve & Marlyn (she is surprising Steve with a new swivel, rocker, recliner for his birthday on Tuesday, 8/5) and we can use the old one. It will be just the right size for mom and will be very easy for her to manuever since ours is a really big recliner and I have trouble getting it to move. We will also check about renting a wheelchair to take her into town some - she really gets worn out really fast now whenever she has to walk very much.

I know that God is preparing us for something and growing us with this visit. He is in control and has everything already worked out. Mom sleeps in a power lift chair and can't sleep in a bed - just too hard to breathe. She is on oxygen now 24/7 and has to have help getting dressed and bathed. She is praying now for God to take her home and is so ready to go and with this last visit with Bill and Terry, they all feel that it won't be too long. Her oxygen has a level setting up to 5 and she is on 3 now - and still struggles some. She is nothing but skin and bone, only weighing 96#. We told Darlene that we will need her primary doctors information and also her instructions (living will, DNR, etc.) just in case something happens while she is with us here.

Bob is going to talk to his boss to get half days during that time so he can be home with her in the afternoon. She will only be by herself for a few hours in the morning that way and we will have the family room arranged for her to be able to reach the phone, the TV remote, the bathroom, kitchen area and screened lanai (she still smokes a bit - one cigarette lasts her 3 days). Pray she doesn't blow up our house while we are gone. The cockatiel, Ricky, will stay in the family room on a table too - hopefully she won't let him out to poo all over everything in the mornings.

Like I said, God has it all in his control and hands and we just have to wait to see just what He has in store for us. This is going to be a real eye opening experience for all of us and hopefully we all come out of this still able to say that "GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD".