ANOTHER SLEEPY DAY FOR MIKE

YESTERDAY THE ONLY TIME MIKE WAS SEMI AWAKE WAS WHEN HIS HOSPICE NURSE PEGGY WAS HERE AND I WOKE HIM UP SO SHE COULD CHECK HIS VITALS.  I ASKED HIM IF I COULD FIX HIM SOME BREAKFAST, AND HE SAID "O.K.".  WHEN I WENT BACK INTO THE BED ROOM TO TELL HIM HIS BREAKFAST WAS READY-HE WAS FAST ASLEEP AGAIN.  HE STAYED ASLEEP UNTIL AROUND 7PM.  WHEN HE GOT UP, HE SAID HE WAS NOT HUNGRY, SO I ASKED IF HE WOULD AT LEAST HAVE SOME HOT CHOCOLATE-TO WHICH HE SAID "YES".  I THOUGHT AT LEAST HE WILL HAVE SOME NOURISHMENT, AS I FIX IT WITH ENSURE, ADD SOME CHOCOLATE SYRUP, AND SOME MARSHMALLOWS, AND HE REALLY LIKES IT.  HE WILL NOT JUST DRINK THE ENSURE COLD OR HOT, SO I FOUND A WAY TO GET IT IN HIM THAT HE LIKES.  ANY HOW, AFTER THAT, HE DID EAT FOR ME, A BIG BOWL OF CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH SOME CRACKERS, A PIECE OF CARROT CAKE, AND HALF A BANANA.  THEN AROUND 9PM HE WANTED TO GO TO BED, SO I SAID "HOW ABOUT A DOVE BAR FIRST"? HE SAID "O.K." AND ATE THAT TOO BEFORE GOING TO BED.  ALL IN ALL, HE HAD QUITE A FEW CALORIES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.  I JUST DO NOT WANT HIM TO LOSE ANY MORE WEIGHT, AS I AM SO AFRAID HE WILL FALL AND BREAK SOMETHING-I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD THING FOR HIM.  I FIND MY DAY WATCHING HIM SLEEP, AND SLOWLY SLIPPING AWAY FROM ME.  ALL OUR THREE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE IN THEIR OWN WAY, EACH HAS A SPECIAL GIFT TO OFFER. SOME ARE BLESSED TO HAVE MORE FINANCIALLY AND HAVE HELPED IN THAT WAY PLUS HAVE ALSO WORKED THEIR BUTTS OFF IN MORE WAYS THAN I CAN SAY TO HELP MIKE AND I.   IN ALL THREE CASES THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT IS EVIDENT.   I GREATLY APPRECIATE EACH ONE AS DOES MIKE FOR WHAT EVER WAY THEY ARE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR LOVE AND CONCERN.  IT REMINDS ME OF A PASSAGE IN THE BIBLE WHERE IT SPEAKS OF EVERY ONE HAVING DIFFERENT GIFTS AND IT ILLUSTRATES THAT BY USING THE BODY.   "THE EYE CAN NOT SAY TO THE HAND I HAVE NO NEED FOR YOU AND THE HEAD CAN NOT SAY TO THE FEET I HAVE NO NEED OF YOU.  BUT MUCH RATHER IT IS THE CASE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY WHICH SEEM TO BE WEAKER ARE NECESSARY" (1 CORINTHIANS 12:14-25).  WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME THIS AM.. I WILL ENJOY MY CUP OF YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE' AND WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR THOUGHTS FOR TODAY. HANG IN THERE-I WILL DO THE SAME!  JUST ME