Life's Like That

Today was a quiet day.  Mom has been sleeping more and been less talkative.  She didn't respond to the doctor's questions this morning, so he ordered an EEG to rule out seizures.  As far as we know the test was normal.   

She did enjoy listening to music today.  Ariane brought some violin CDs, and the beautiful music was really relaxing.  Later in the day I asked Mom if she wanted to listen to Joshua Creek (some of her favorite music)(Bryce's Dad's band) and she nodded her head.  Mom likes to lean to the left side of the bed, so we could only get the right headphone on her.  I wore the left one, and we both listened to music together.  One of my favorite songs, "Life's Like That," couldn't have been more appropriate. 

The highlight of the day was a surprise visit from one of Mom's nurses, Diana, who watched over Mom so tenderly and expertly in the recovery room after her knee surgery at LDS Hospital.  Diana knew something was wrong right away and remained persistent until Mom got the care she needed.  We consider Diana one of the Lord's tender mercies and are grateful she heeded the Spirit as she cared for Mom that day.  The fact that she has been praying for Mom and would go out of her way to visit shows what a special person she is.  Her visit really buoyed our spirits.  

Other than that, it's been a grind-it-out day.  We know we will have many of these, but it was still kind of tricky.