Dena's Blog

Summer has officially turned to fall, the colors aren't as bright as years passed, but it's still pretty. Just as the weather is changing, things in my life are changing as well. Nothing drastic, but small changes add up.

Last week Babcia was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia that was caused by Congestive Heart Failure. I don't have the medical details but basically her heart is having a difficult time pumping blood to her body. She is in hospice, so someone needs to be with her 24 hours a day. Family flew in for the weekend and we hung around the hospital. It was difficult to see Babcia so weak and miserable, it made me sad to see her like that. The pain killers put her in a deep sleep for many hours, and when she would wake up she was still drifting in and out of rest. I was happy that she was still communicating through Polish words even if they were few. She told us "God Bless" when we left on Monday :) I'm thankful that Babcia will be in heaven very soon, it's comforting to know where she is going.

This fall I'm volunteering to be a helper in Preschool at church. Kids are not my talent. I don't understand them and I'm not very good at reacting to them or knowing how to get them to listen to me. (I made a kid cry lastnight) But I think it will be a good experience.

I'm gonna try to update this thing more often. Toodles.