"Why didn't you tell me you were my son?"

Waco, Texas This is just one of the fabulous quotes we can laugh about while staying with Russell's mom, Betty. Another gem came after Russell took her photo and immediately shared it with her; "What am I doing in bed?" (she hasn't been out of bed for more than a few minutes in more than a month!) Other Moments With Betty are not so humorous so I won't even get started, at least not here. Our travels are somewhat limited since one of us is with her around the clock. We do have relief for a few hours once a week. We have a roll-away bed in her efficiency apartment and we take turns spending the night. The folks at Lakeshore Estates have been fabulous and made the experience as comfortable as possible. Also desevring of praise are the wonderful people at Providence Hospice. They provide care for all 3 of us. We must be pretty fair nurses because Betty has really improved over the last month. We came back from the hospital 5 weeks ago with an estimate from the doctor of 1 month for Betty's remaining life span. Doctors are often wrong. We are glad that Betty has responded to care and we plan to continue to care for her ourselves. However, the situation is confining and may need to be altered somewhat in the future. So although our RV travel is limited to the Core of Engineer parks around Lake Waco - we move every 2 weeks - our trips into the absurd are frequent. I would like to tell you that we handle them all with grace and humor, and if you believe that, thanks! However, the truth is that we are often left perplexed and frustrated.