(no subject)

[kiwisue]

Gah, life is a bit shitty at the moment :( Mum went into care in June, I spent a week with my sister in July, cleaning house, preparing for selling. Mum has a recurrent chest condition with bronchiectasis, probably the result of a silent TB infection when she was a graduate teacher in the 40's in Northland. My sister contacted us yesterday as Mum now has another respiratory infection that she is probably not going to get over. The antibiotics aren't working, and they are taking palliative measures to ease her coughing. Mum has recently been talking about her own deterioration, physical and mental, and we are united in only doing as much as she would want. Of course she could still turn the corner, but it feels like time is running out.

If she passes we have a family agreement that my sister will arrange things, and we'll have a memorial get together when we can all attend.

I'm still going to Canberra for friends meetage on Monday, just not sure which car I'll be using - B came back from school today with a stone damaged windshield that cracked more in the heat - that's my car he's been driving, so I will be ringing places tomorrow!

Also, friends up north in Queensland are having a hard time - can't talk too much about it, but there is a meeting on Saturday that will be make or break - I wish them well.

Comments

[solosundance]

Very sorry to hear about your tough times - wishing you all well.

[msmoat]

A lot going on--I'm sorry! Sometimes, it does seem like it all piles up at once, doesn't it? But mostly, I'm so sorry about your mother. It's a process we all go through, but it is so difficult. All the best to you and your family, with everything!

[shihadchick]

<333 Thinking of you and your family, and best of luck with every aspect that could use it right now. <3

[kiwisue]

My sister continues to update us on mum's progress. They have put her in isolation because the tests came back positive for HiB. She's still on antibiotics - when she can be persuaded to take them - quite confused and hard to understand. Although my sister read the paper to her a couple of days ago, and got ticked off for reading too quickly and not clearly enough! So some of her usual mental acuity is still there, and she seems to recognise Fiona - gave her a big smile yesterday. She's not eating though, and I remain apprehensive about new emails from sis.

Thank you, solosundance, msmoat, and shihadchick for your supportive comments. I did reach a point of needing to vent and I am incredibly grateful for the listening ears. One or two other pieces of news from my neighbourhood are not great, but I am personally OK (car windscreens aside). Connecting with friends here over the past few days has been muy beneficial.