Significant events

The Hospice folks are always evaluating what's going on with Robin. This morning we experienced what they considered a significant event.

Kim, Dad and I were chatting with Robin when she decided to take a minute to say goodbye to each one of us. She took time to address each one of us individually and to say goodbye and get a goodbye back. Although Robin finished by saying "I'll see you all this afternoon". The hospice folks said the "goodbye" was the most significant portion of the interaction.

The hospice folks are usually pretty evasive about timeframes, but two different folks who visited today said they thought she was moving down the path and we're down to days or weeks. I guess the most obvious signs (even to us layman) are that she's not eating and she's drinking very little. One of the hospice folks had mentioned that a human only survives about seven days without water and about four weeks without food.

What we've read about dying, and what the hospice folks have reinforced is that Robin's lack of interest in food and water is simply part of the dying process.