What a weekend.

Prior to this weekend, the last couple of weeks had been okay... not great, but not terrible either. The hospice nurses were making weekly visits and Suzanne's pain had been pretty well maintained with methodone and hydrocodone. As recently as last Thursday, my children and I had dinner with mom at her house and Madeline and Benjamin kept her smiling and laughing the entire time we were there. Such a treat.

And then Saturday came. A day like no other and one I hope we don't repeat ever again. The suffering that Suzanne went through that day was in one word - AWFUL. The pain was unlike anything she had felt before and for the entire day eating was impossible because she couldn't keep anything down. By the evening a nurse came out and suggested that she start taking morphine to tackle the pain. Within a few hours Suzanne finally found some comfort and was able to get some rest.

Yesterday Suzanne was able to remain fairly comfortable and rest most of the day. Fortunately she also regained some of her appetite. I laughed last night as she took a few minutes to catch up on the Sunday gossip in the "Star". She informed us that little Suri Cruise now has a $38,000 Cadillac toy car. And even later in the evening Ray said she was cracking up at the Apprentice and all the ding dongs on that show. :)

Today Susie has been moving around a little more so we're happy to see that we've gotten better control of the pain.

We need your continued prayers for Suzanne this week. Please pray that her pain subsides and that her heart, mind and body remain at peace. Please also keep Ray and our family in your prayers so that we may contine providing her the best care and companionship possible.

With love,
Lauren