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I don't have a title for this post tonight. I don't have any good news to report either. Shirley has been really sick the last couple of days. She has not kept any food down, not much liquid. I can report she is not in much pain, but she is very nauseated. She is very lethargic and very weak and tired. I knew today when I showed up that something was different. I'm not sure what exactly, but I could tell she was different. And as the morning progressed she got very nauseated and sick. So we called the hospice nurse and she came out.

She checked Shirley over and tried to figure out things to do for her nausea. They actually have stuff you can rub on your wrist and it will absorb through the skin. After she looked at Shirley she talked to Mom, Kathy, Mike and me in the livingroom. She told us that Shirley's body is rejecting food. And this is a sign of a body shutting down. If she had to guess how long Shirley had, she would guess days to maybe a week or two.

So I guess we are nearing the end of this horrible journey. I plan to be with her everyday, as much as I can. I still am dumbfounded that we are here. I don't know how we got here. I still do not believe it.

She is very sweet laying in her bed. She actually comforted me a little bit today. It made me feel bad. My #1 rule is not to cry in front of Shirley but today I couldn't stop. Thank you all for being interested and loving Shirley. I promise to update as much as I can.

Love and peace to everyone,

Teresa