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Thanks Joyce! I can always count on this site for support and encouragement, I’m glad I stumbled upon it.

Gran’s condition hasn’t improved this week…I guess that was to be expected. Her ascites and edema have gone down considerably with the ‘water pill’ (furosemide). Thats a good sign…but unfortunately along with that her weight has dropped 6lbs in the last week alone. She looks even more frail now without the bulging abdomen! She has also cut back on her food intake, she is still drinking plenty of fluids and peeing regularly, but her solid food has been practically cut in half. I don’t think that is a good sign?!?!

Another concerning thing we noticed today was that she complained of pain in her upper right abdomen for the first time. The morphine the Dr. prescribed definitely helped but it was alarming because up until now, my gran has only complained of a tightening feeling in her abdomen, never pain…

And yet another concern…black and white spots on her tongue that were a little painful. I just noticed them today when my gran asked me to see what’s on her tongue. There are very small and only a few but definitely something I was immediately concerned about. Anybody else experience this??

We have community health nurses that come by the house every couple days but they are starting to sound like broken records every time we mention a new symptom to them – “prepare yourselves, things are going downhill” or “that is a response to the body shutting itself down”

Maybe its just me, I can’t accept that her body is shutting down especially since her mind is so active and alert! She was sitting up reading a paper today as if she didn’t have a care in the world!!!!

– Confused