thank you both, the kind words do help me. the nurse today said it shouldnt be much longer now. wish they stayed longer then a half hr. the aid is only 2 hrs. both of them is 3 times a week. kind of ad libbing this one. very restless tonight, meds not working as good , had to do an increase on them . she has a rattle in her breathing. (yes, i know). got an awesome pic today, her dog is sitting in a hardbacked kitchen chair next to the bed and staring at her and another of him licking her hand. he is so devoted. he has gone after neer everyone in the house and a few nurses when we get too close to mom. got my ankle couple days ago. lol on a lighter note i did some mowing for a couple hrs today. i mowed down 6 baby trees, my new border for flowers and a rubber mallet. my guineas have decided they want their nests to be any where except in the coop. starting to keep them in there for a few more hrs. in the mornings hoping they get the idea. now that reinforcements have arrived ( the neighbors males) they are pairing off and going in all different directions.