The Prophet

Communication with Robin is less and less. The hospice folks have told us about signs to look for when she's down to a day or two (hands and feet turning blue, cooling of extremities, long pauses in breathing), but they've also said that not everyone has the same signs, so we might get surprised. They have said that she is "moving along the path". One fellow said she might pass soon, but another person said that Robin is a pretty healthy patient (aside from the cancer obviously) so she might have a couple of weeks to go.

These days she really just takes small sips of water (drip by drip onto her lips), and she hasn't eaten food in a long time. She is definitely much more comfortable when resting. She was starting to have a furrowed brow all the time but we've increased her medications and now she almost always looks relaxed.

When she is 'awake' Dad tells her stories or he sings to her. Last night Dad, Kim and I read aloud to Robin portions of the book "The Prophet" (specifically the chapters on Love, Marriage, Giving, Joy and Sorrow, Friendship, Prayer, Beauty and Death) while we held her hands. She says very little now, but occasionally she does say something that makes it clear that she is still thinking in there...