Information about the services for Janet

Hi again,

The new dates have been confirmed with Beargrass Christian Church and Jan's visitation will be moved up to Tuesday evening, June 19, from 5 to 9 PM In Chalice Hall and the Memorial Service will also be held in the same room (Chalice Hall) on Wednesday evening, June 20, at 6:00.Jan's obituary will be in tomorrow's (Sunday's) newspaper. Note that Jan requests that no money be spent for flowers at her visitation, but rather that expressions of sympathy go to Beargrass Christian Church or to Middletown Christian Church.

John

The Status

I spoke with both Grandad and Dad today on the phone. Mom has been spending recent days in and out of sleep, mostly in. She is recognizing visitors, but not spending much time speaking or awake. As mentioned before, she receives morphine every 4 hours... this tends to make her drowsy and less communicative. But she is comfortable and not in pain... an OK exchange.

Her food and drink intake has slowed down as well. We are all enjoying any moments we can spend with her.

I just wanted to get a blog out updating her progress.

Visit

Me, Mom, and Justin

Katy Baughman and Mom

Hello and sorry for the lapse in getting a blog out.

Mom had a wonderful visit from one of her dear childhood school friends, Mia, last Thursday - Friday. They had a ball together, laughing and carrying on. Even though Mom's thinking is often unclear and it is difficult to understand what she tries to communicate, there certainly are glimpses of clarity - when she is temporarily BACK. I think she and Mia had a good time reflecting upon the good ole neighborghood memories.

Meanwhile, I had gone into the hospital because of more frequent/intense contractions and placed on the High Risk floor for continued monitoring.

Then, on Saturday evening, my water broke and about 4 hours later out came Jackson and Duncan Arthur, 12 minutes apart. They are darling. For more on baby-talk, log onto:
www.arthuradventure.blogspot.com

Ready for the good news? Scott and I made a decision after the boys were born and in good hands at their separate NICUs to visit Mom in Louisville Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. It was just perfect. Unlike her normal routine, Mom was awake and with-it Tues evening. Grandmom, Grandad, Justin, and Dad were all there, along with Scott and I. We talked about the twins and she repeated the comment, "Oh my goodness... all those babies!" She seemed pretty displeased that we didn't bring them with us! But we DID bring our laptop with all the photos in a slide show presentation. Aunt Charlene and Uncle Barry came by as well. It was truly a delightful time.

Then, on Wednesday morning, we returned for more quality time. She was in good spirits yet again. Katy Baughman was there in the morning, then Aunt Lisa, Jessica, and Andrew later on. I was even blessed enough to get to see two of my high school buddies - Julie Goodwin and Layla Alshami - who stopped by to give Mom some love and see us. There was some time carved out, where I could be with Mom alone and that was particularly special.

Since Wednesday, it seems Mom has been about the same. She received pain medicine on about a 4 hour schedule, when needed. She stays very comfortable and is in no pain. Her food intake is little - mainly fluids, mixed fruit, and an occasional dessert.

My favorite moment during the time we were visiting is when she turned to me on Wednesday and said, "I'm so happy today." That was awesome.

Baby Jackson is looking like he might come home this weekend, so with a newborn around I cannot promise to frequent blog updates... but I'll do my best!