What a roller-coater ride...

This past week has been anything but normal. I know I blogged a little about it before, so I'll try to not repeat myself.

Saturday, we were so hopeful about Brent's grandma. It really seemed like she was turning around. Yesterday (Weds), we got a phone call from Brent's parents. Betty was unresponsive in the morning, not opening her eyes, and unable to really speak. They decided to just make her comfortable. She is in the nursing home. We packed quickly and got down to Illinois. That evening, we went to visit. Betty was able to open her eyes and make eye contact at times....still falling asleep frequently. Although very difficult to understand, she was able to respond to questions and conversation. This morning, she was even more alert. Brent went with his sister and parents to visit. I took the kids and went to my parents for a while. We didn't know if the kids would be too much for Betty, and we weren't sure how Caleb would react seeing her like that. We talked about it over the phone, and Betty wanted to see Caleb and Abby, so I brought them to the nursing home for a while. We then took them back to Brent't parents' house and put them down for naps. Anyway....we came back home tonight. We have no idea what the next few days or even weeks may bring.

The ironic thing in all of this is, the Monroe doctor is now following the recommendations from the Madison doctor. And....after the Madison doctor called the Monroe doctor, the Monroe doctor is actually listening to Anita's (Brent's Mom) concerns, did a thorough assessment at her appointment on Tuesday. I don't know what the Madison doctor said to him, but it's a big change. If Betty comes through this, she will be changing physicians and nursing homes. We just don't know what to expect.

Despite all the negative stuff going on right now, we do have some positive. Caleb has all of a sudden started telling us when he has to go to the bathroom....and refusing pull-ups....and staying dry. He's even been going into public restrooms. He's been dry again since Sunday.