March 6

So after our visit where Aunt D did not wake up, I ran in on Friday, Sat, and Sun, just to see her and make sure she was ok. She just is doing so good. You know what I mean! Took Ella back with me on yesterdays visit. March 5. Aunt Dot was in the hallway, finishing her morning fruit snack, still in her jammies and robe.
The whole way down there Ella is just insistent that she does not want to go. Old people are no fun. She is not kissing Aunt Dot. Gramma can kiss her because she is my Aunt but oh no, not Ella. That is disgusting! (this is Ellas favorite word for whenever we talk about going to see Aunt Dot - just the setting and all the wheel chairs and the old people that smile and try to make contact with her)
While we were in the hall another resident asked me for help. I left Ella with Aunt and helped the resident into her room right by us and then ran up to the nurses station to get help. When I got back Ella is holding Aunt Dots hand and talking up a storm. It is perfect because her thought process is just like Aunts. Not a lot of rhyme or reason! And they are both smiling!!!!! An aid came to get Aunt Dot and take her in for her shower and I leaned down and kissed her and then Ella stretches way up so that she can also kiss Aunt Dot goodbye! You could have knocked me over!! I thought it was pretty amazing. We talked about Aunt Dot as we left and Ella thinks she is a pretty great lady. It is just too bad that she has to be in that chair and that place. And then we spent quite a chunk of time talking about Uncle Norman and the injustices of life!