A different stage begins?
During a Zoom lesson the other evening, the house phone rang, the mobile phones rang...
Okaasan's hospital ringing with a change in status report.
She'd had a high fever earlier in the day. They'd administered medicine. Now her blood pressure was very low. Not sure whether it was the medicine...or "something else".
Reconfirming the "no-resuscitation" status we'd agreed on when she entered this hospital.
She'd been moved to a room nearer the nurse station. It could be the beginning of the end. We'll call you if there are any changes overnight.
There weren't any calls. But we went in the next day.
Something WAS different. Her fever was still fairly high and her breathing was more labored, kind of ragged. Sometimes tougher. But she was still on oxygen only from the little nose tube outlets, not a full mask.
We stayed a while. Played film music on the smartphone, hand massage.
Nurses came and went. Everyone professional and friendly.
And so. We come away. Keep our mobile phones more to hand. I've told friends I have plans with in the coming days that I may have to cancel suddenly. We'll see.
I so hope Okaasan finally gets escape from this.
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