Gee, I can't believe I was asking about this way back in January! Now it's June, and my mother-in-law is still hanging on. She was admitted to hospice last week, and I think she may die any day now. Her doctor made a house call - one of the wonderful things about living in a rural area, is that doctors still do make house calls. My wife asked how long it would be, and the doctor said he thought four years ago that my mother-in-law had just a few weeks to live.

But we're carrying on, keeping the vigil. It's tough work, but it's worth it. I'm glad we didn't send her to a nursing home.

-Joe-