Time in the Hospital

It all started on Mom's birthday the day she was to celebrate her 90th Birthday at Grace Hall, but ended up with pneumonia at St. Joe's Hospital.  It was so scary for all of us...I kept thinking God had her Heaven's Wings ready for Mom to fly to Heaven's Gates and each day at the hospital we thought soon we would be saying goodbye.


It is so hard to see a parent who has dementia not able to tell you just what hurts or how they feel. At the hospital she was so confused on where she was or why she was there? For several days she could not talk and was so confused, until I showed her two photos  of her support helper Ally and her friend named Helen at Gilbert Residence. (See photos below)  She looked at both photos and finally she smiled from ear to ear and said those are my friends. I miss them so much. I knew somehow God was giving me a message that she was going to get better and she did. After that day we kept seeing our Lucy Lou start coming back to us and now today she is going home to her family  at the Gilbert Residence, after 6 days in the hospital.


Here is Ally her amazing support Help... These two have something that no one will ever have their love for each other.

This is Helen , Mom's best bud. Helen can not talk or ear, but she see's and feels the love my mom has for her and the love she has for my mom.

I have to mention on thing.. there are a lot of Oldies and Goodies that have been sick like my mom over there for the last week, but not once have I seen or heard any of the support staff complain.  They have given each member lots of care and love through all this sickness over there. We are so blessed to have our family members at Grace Hall being taken care of as there are doing. Please  when you get a chance thank them and give them  a big hug so they know how much you appreciate the care they are giving to your  family member. We would be so lost if we did not have them and especially the one who needs them the most like my mom... LUCY LOU.

Gilbert Residence with Mom

 Lois celebrating her birthday with her Buds..

 Helen and Mom having such an Awesome Friendship... made from Heaven..

Mom has been at the Gilbert Residence for over a month. New meds...and so happy.... Gilbert Residence is such and amazing place that has so much love and staff that care so much about my Mom, and others there. Mom has made a friend, and her name is Helen.  She is completely deaf, and they communicate just from their smiles to each other, and lots of love in their hearts. 

Today, Tom and I saw them holding hands and walking together down the halls. I gave the two friends a sucker each and they both said thank you and continued walking. No one can understand how happy I am to see Mom happy, safe, and comfortable. This disease may stop her to know me or the family, but I know she sees how much we love her. It's so hard to know each day my mom is going farther away from me, but now I know she is happy and loved at her new home. God bless all the staff there for taking such good care of my mom, and so many others there. They are my angels.....

Mom is our Christmas Elf....

Friday, we went to visit Mom at American House. When we got there she was sitting in a chair smiling at everyone who entered the front door. She always gets so excited when she sees someone she knows. She acts like she has not seen us for years.. and it has only been a day or so. Mom loves to   wear bright clothes, and loves to have her photos to be taken. Each time I show her pictures of her, she will always say that she looks like a Little Doll!

Her she is with her Elf Buddy Barb..

Mom is telling me in Armenian how this coffee tastes very good.

Mom loves her Santa hat and especially her bells I made for her.

She also has Christmas socks on... My little Christmas Elf.. I sure love her..

She sure makes a cute Elf... and she knows it too. She told me that she looks so cute....

Mom always loves her photos to be taken... I think she thinks she is a movie star at American House.

Look at that smile.. she may not know me or others but she sure looks happy for being 89 years old.

Gloomy Day... But Happy One!

Today was such a rainy, and gloomy day in Plymouth, Michigan. When Tom and I got to see Mom she was taking a nap but in a great mood. She is still concerned about her huge rug burn on her forehead. She has her story on how she got it, but we know she fell at American House once again on a Sunday. Thank goodness she did not break any more bones... but the staff on weekends need to give  much better care for the Oldies and Goodies there.... especially to our MOM.

We brought down Mom from her apartment after we tried to get her to eat there. She was so happy to see her friends.... and in such a kissy mood. It is so nice to see more smiles on her face instead of the angry ones. We think the new meds are helping even thought they are experimental, they seem to make her have happier times.

 Carmella and Mom are best friends again .They did have a little problem.. but they don't remember.

 Here is Carl... he loved living here because there are more women for him.

 Chris said she does not like men without teeth... She wants a man that can smile and you can see his teeth.

 Mom loves to give big hugs... and Emily is getting her's.

The ladies waiting for dinner, and checking out who is visiting the house.