Very extensive reporting.

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Mark's first report was an almost minute-by-minute account of what was happening by Mom (he was with her when her first stroke occurred). And then we continued to receive daily reports, still with almost complete play-by-play. As time passed, this not only became a difficult level of reportage to maintain - it also became clear that since Mom's situation wasn't undergoing any significant change, there wasn't that much to continue to write. The daily reports became weekly updates - though by most people's standards I'm sure that these would be considered very comprehensive as well - we learned what Mom ate and didn't eat, what medications she was receiving, who had visited her, and much more. So much more, that perhaps we sometimes wondered whether we really needed all the details.

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