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From what I am told, Scott is about the same today as yesterday. 

For those who see him often, they have said that he is more jaundiced today, then they have ever seen before. 

He is very weak and is essentially dependent on others to move him around.  With help, he was able to get out of bed one time today.  He expresses that he wants to get up, but then physically can not, and by the time the help is ready to assist him, he has fallen back asleep.

He sleeps most of the time, but when awake, he does recognize people and most of what he says is making sense today.  He sometimes says a few things that do not, but we are happy he still recognizes us. 

The Hospice nurse came by today and she was asked how much longer she felt Scott had left on earth. As we all know this is an impossible question to answer, as only He knows, but something we are all wondering. She replied that she "didn't think that he could live for more than two weeks" It doesn't change anything of course--we will continue to love Scott and keep him as comfortable as possible.

For many days he has been calling out names in his sleep.  He usually calls for Janiece or for our Mom.  Today, he called out the name "Joe" and also asked where "Grandma Great" was at.  Great Grandpa Joseph "Joe" Nelson and Great Grandma Fosse Nelson are in Heaven and we feel he is surrounded with love from more then we have the ability to see. 


From Russell M Nelson:
Death separates “the spirit and the body [which] are the soul of man.” (D&C 88:15.) That separation evokes pangs of sorrow and shock among those left behind. The hurt is real. Only its intensity varies. Some doors are heavier than others. The sense of tragedy may be related to age. Generally the younger the victim, the greater the grief. Yet even when the elderly or infirm have been afforded merciful relief, their loved ones are rarely ready to let go. The only length of life that seems to satisfy the longings of the human heart is life everlasting.