I ask everyone's prayers for my mother, who just turned 93 in November, and is receiving hospice care in our home.  She had a bad incident the last of November (just after her birthday), spent several days in hospital, seemed to have recovered, then relapsed and fell ill just after New Year's Day.  She is heavily medicated for reasons of comfort, has pretty much quit taking nutrition (she aspirates much of it), and barely knows she is in the world, sleeps almost nonstop, when she awakes and tries to talk, it is just incoherent babbling.  She is receiving excellent care and is kept clean and comfortable.  The nurse tells me that the end will come any day now.

Up until about three weeks ago, she was an incredibly mentally agile lady, very articulate and intelligent, and could carry on extended conversation and had a sharper mind than a woman one-third her age.  Then after New Year's, she just cratered very suddenly and has declined day by day.

She has received Extreme Unction, professed the traditional Faith vigorously when she was at her senses, and is at peace in her soul.  All we can do now is wait and pray.

Prayers appreciated, as well as for my son (16), who is not handling this all that well.  We are just doing what homeschool we can for the duration.