The women in my family age well. She still coloured her hair and looked pretty. They've been sitting in her hospital room for the past two days. They said it was like she was sleeping, as opposed to being in a coma. She breathes on her own.
Nobody really knows what to think.
Grand's older sister, Esther, waits at home. She's 96, I think, and sharp as a tack. We used to joke that if we could put Esther's brain into Grand's body we'd have a kick-ass senior citizen. Not so much anymore, I don't think. My mother is exhausted.