Phew...that was scary!

Well, what a scare I had this last week. You see mum has some more of her teeth removed on Monday morning which made her uncomfortable, understandably...

On top of that she developed an eye infection and a chest cold.

Panic!!! Mum is extremely frail now and I wasn't sure whether or not her body could fight any infections off...

So I've been sitting with her, since she's been bed bound and feeding her lunch and keeping her company.

On Tuesday she looked awful, it was all I could not to burst into tears in front of her. She was so frail, there's nothing left of her but skin and bone and she just had such a distant far off look in her eyes....it was heartbreaking.

My Aunt, mum's sister sat with her yesterday too.

I went back in today and she looked a bit better. She stills eats really well but you just have to wonder if it actually does her any good anymore, whether her body is able to derive any nutrition from what she eats.

So anyway the doctor has looked at mum and given her antibiotics and the Unit Manager informed me that because mum has been kept in her room away from the other residents who are passing the cold backwards and forwards to each other, this has actually helped mum improve and she should make a full recovery.

It was thought she may contract pneumonia but looks like she will pull through....phew....hugh sigh of relief.

Later...