A FUNNY MOMENT

HELLO ALL, I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING, AND WALKED INTO BOBBIE'S ROOM TO FIND HER SEMI-SITTING UP. SHE LOOKED VERY LUCID, AND I SAID, "WELL HI! I SURE HAVE MISSED YOU!' SHE SAID, "I HAVE MISSED YOU TOO MAMA". WHEN I SAT DOWN NEXT TO HER, SHE CROOKED HER FINGER AT ME TO COME CLOSER. SHE SAID IN A WHISPER, "MAMA, DO YOU SEE A LADY SITTING OVER THERE?" I SAID, "YES". SHE SAID, "I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING HER-EVERY TIME I LOOK OVER THERE, THERE SHE IS." I TOLD BOBBIE THAT THAT WAS THE NURSE THAT WAS WATCHING OVER HER. SHE SAID, "OH, WELL SOMEONE COULD HAVE TOLD ME, I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS AN ANGEL OR SOMETHING!" I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD HELPED BOBBIE JO, AND SHE SAID, WELL I DON'T KNOW. I WASN'T EVEN SURE SHE WAS REAL!" BOBBIE JO IS STILL CONFUSED, THAT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GO AWAY. THEN, LATER, SHE WAS CRYING. WHEN I ASKED HER WHY, SHE SAID, "I WANT TO GO HOME". I TOLD HER THAT SHE COULD GO HOME WHEN SHE WAS BETTER AND THE MEDICINE WAS TAKING EFFECT. (MEANING THE CHEMO OF COURSE).THE NURSE CAME IN WITH SOME MEDICATION TO GO IN HER NG TUBE, TO HELP CLEAR THE AMMONIA FROM HER BRAIN. SHE TOLD BOBBIE THAT SHE WOULD POO QUITE A BIT, AND THAT WOULD LET US KNOW THAT THE MEDICINE WAS WORKING. NEXT THING I KNOW, I HEAR GRUNTING AND LOOK OVER TO SEE BOBBIE JO TURNING ALL RED AND GRUNTING LIKE CRAZY. I SAID, "BOBBIE! WHAT IS WRONG?!!" SHE SAID, "I AM GOING TO POO, AND THEN I AM GOING HOME!" I HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT THERE WAS LOTS OF MEDICATION THAT HAD TO WORK, NOT JUST THE ONE. SHE WAS SO DISSAPOINTED. SHE REALLY WANTS TO COME HOME. THEN, WHEN HER MARTIN CAME UP TO SEE HER, SHE SAID IN A WHISPER, "MAMA WATCH THIS". SHE TOLD MARTIN, GET MY STUFF, I POOED AND I CAN GO HOME NOW." THE LOOK ON MARTIN'S FACE WAS PURE COMEDY. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, AND HE SAID HE WOULD WORK WITH HER. AS I SAID, SHE IS STILL REALLY DISORIENTED. AS I WAS LEAVING, SHE SAID, "MAMA, IS THAT LADY STILL THERE?" I SAID, "YES" AND SHE SAID, OH, I THOUGHT I IMAGINED HER." THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP HER MENTAL CONDITION FOR NOW, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT SHE WILL GET BETTER. IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE HER SPEAKING AGAIN, EVEN IF IT IS A COMEDY OF ERRORS.. OH, AND I STOMPED ON THAT STUPID CRACK TODAY, JUST TO FEEL BETTER.. TILL TOMORROW LOVED ONES, LOVE NANA