Here's Zoe with Grandma when the Bergs came up to Illinois for Uncle Everett's funeral back in October 2006. And Grandpa's in the picture, too.
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Update #10 - August 21, 2009 - Great news!! Before Diane went up to the hospital early this afternoon, she stopped at McDonald's and got a chicken sandwich for Mother. At first, she didn't want to eat it, but then she tossed the bun and ate the chicken and decided that it was pretty tasty. This was the breakthrough we've been waiting for. Kudos to Diane!

Diane mentioned that Mother has been walking with the walker and the assistance of an aide or therapist up and down the hall. She's progressed from just walking in the room. Good news!

After Mother ate, they came in and gave her a pain pill, so she had a good nap. At some point later, they decided to move her to a different room - now she's by the window. That's nice. She can look outside and see the afternoon rain shower.

Granny's nurse also told her that she was going to remove the BIG BULKY bandage before she leaves for the day (I'm assuming at 7) and put on a new light bandage. That's a big relief because that original bandage is very hard to deal with especially when she was trying to sleep at night.

After a little while, they brought in her meal and she ate some meatloaf, had a roll, some peaches and actually drank milk. She mentioned to Diane that she always drinks milk in the hospital. That's funny because I do remember her saying that over the years. It was usually regarding her hospitals stays after having one of us kids.

When Diane decided to leave, she told Mother that no one would be there with her until Daddy showed up and she assured Diane that she'd be fine. Well, lo and behold, as Diane was walking out, Grandpa was coming in. That's pretty cute. Perfect timing.

That's all for now. The best thing is that she's doing very well. And we are extremely thankful for that. later, djb