Another First

Tomiko helped Mom with more technology today. She linked Mom up to a Face Time call with Erica, Marc, & Mitchell. The screen was a lot smaller than the screen for yesterday's Skype call so she wasn't able to see as much. It was also a little harder to hear, so they went back to using the regular phone.

Mom talking with Erica, Mitchell, & Marc, while Tomiko assists and Xander watches

Jane brought lunch for everyone today. But Mom had stayed up too much yesterday so was very tired. We let her sleep a little longer but she was still too tired to join us for lunch. We were able to entice her to join us for dessert: blueberry pie made with fresh blueberries.

Clockwise from top left: rice, chicken, macaroni salad, shrimp wrapped in wonton, manju, steak, watermelon, watercress & tofu salad, rolls, spam musubi.

L to R: Jane Curtis, Kai, Tomiko, & Aunty Florence.

L to R: Mom, Aunty Florence, Tomiko with blueberry pie, Jane, & Kai.

Jane had also prepared a little song and skit for Mom, sung to the tune of "You Are My Sunshine."

Mom & Jane.

Joey, the RN from Hospice Hawai'i, came during lunch (which was later than normal) to check in on Mom. She took Mom's vital signs, checked out her left hand, and asked her a bunch of questions. She talked to me later. Joey was pleased that the swelling in Mom's left hand was gone. She said Mom's oxygen level has gone up to 94%. She asked about the Mepilex Ag wound dressings that I had used; I write the date on each one so I know how long it has been on her. She was glad that I was treating every wound judiciously so that infections were minimized even for small pin pricks.

Later Brent came over for dinner, we mainly cleaned up the leftovers from lunch. Of course, we had dessert again.

L to R: Dad, Aunty Florence, Kai, & Brent.

Tomiko showed us the handkerchief that Dacre made for a demonstration on screen printing.





Happy Birthday to Kirk!