August 5: Holding On to Hope ❤️

Every day with Mom looks a little different. Some days she's more alert, talkative, and engaged, while other days she's very tired. The ups and downs are emotionally draining, especially when the harder conversations with her medical team seem to happen on the days she's not feeling her best. Even so, we continue to move forward in faith and hope. Her care team has restarted IV fluids and is providing nutrition through her IV to help support her strength.

Thank you all for the prayers, love, messages, meals, and encouragement you've poured into our family. We feel so supported, and we're deeply grateful.

We're also making one small change to simplify updates. We'll no longer be using CaringBridge or MealTrain and will instead use SupportNow as our one place for updates and support:
https://www.supportnow.org/barbara-gibbs-hodge-s-family

Tomorrow, we'll be moving into Mom's house to get everything ready for when she comes home. Because of that, we won't be able to be at the hospital until later in the evening. If anyone has time to stop by and visit with her during the day, we know it would mean so much to her—and to us.

Thank you for continuing to walk this road with our family. We appreciate every prayer and every act of kindness more than words can say. ❤️