Last Sunday we went to the bridal shower for my future daughter in law given by her mom. It was great to finally meet the rest of her family and friends that we have heard so much about. We had a fabulous time. Since all of her family is out of state, we decided to have two showers so that people would not have to travel. The shower I am hosting for my side of the family is in a couple of weeks. I am very excited about it, but also a bit nervous. First time planning a bridal shower and there is so much to do and so many details. It is fun though.
My mother turned 84 years old on Tuesday. My sisters and I took her out to dinner at her favorite restaurant on that evening and today we have having a cake with the rest of the family. A couple of days after her birthday, she fell down and could not get up. My dad was in the house, but he was in the other room and could not hear her calls for help. She was able to crawl to a phone and call us. We in turn called my dad to inform him that she had fallen. He has the panic button on him and could have called for an ambulance, but she would not allow him to call because she was embarrassed.
So we jumped into the car and drove the 20 minutes up to their house only to find that a couple of minutes before we arrived she had crawled to a chair and got herself up. She looked awful when I saw her and was very shaken up. She didn't fall by losing her balance per say, but she went to sit on the bed and the bed is on wheels so it rolled away and she fell straight down to the floor instead of on the bed. A freaky accident.
She had hit her head on the night table when she fell down which was a big concern. But she would not allow us to call the doctor and refused to go. Hard to know when to completely take charge of the elders to force them into medical care. But this time I felt she would be OK as long as we kept checking in with her for the day. So we all took turns calling and visiting and she seemed to be OK.
Yesterday we had another early morning call from my son who was working up at the camp for children who have had heart surgery. He had slipped on the wet grass and fell down and smashed his foot into a concrete wall. His foot was all swollen and bruised and there was concern that it was broken. He was in too much pain to drive home. So again we jumped into the car and drove 2 and a half hours to pick him up before the camp closed. We picked him up and then stopped off for lunch at a wonderful new Irish pub and then drove the 2 and a half hours home. We took him to our local ER for x-rays and found that although badly bruised, his foot was not broken! That was good news, as he was so worried about how he could return to work with a broken foot. So hopefully, in a couple of days he go back to his job. They were so good to give him the time off to work at the heart camp, and he feels badly that he has to take off more time.
Just got some GOOD news from my mom. Our niece is pregnant. Nice to have the phone ring and get some good news for a change!
My mother turned 84 years old on Tuesday. My sisters and I took her out to dinner at her favorite restaurant on that evening and today we have having a cake with the rest of the family. A couple of days after her birthday, she fell down and could not get up. My dad was in the house, but he was in the other room and could not hear her calls for help. She was able to crawl to a phone and call us. We in turn called my dad to inform him that she had fallen. He has the panic button on him and could have called for an ambulance, but she would not allow him to call because she was embarrassed.
So we jumped into the car and drove the 20 minutes up to their house only to find that a couple of minutes before we arrived she had crawled to a chair and got herself up. She looked awful when I saw her and was very shaken up. She didn't fall by losing her balance per say, but she went to sit on the bed and the bed is on wheels so it rolled away and she fell straight down to the floor instead of on the bed. A freaky accident.
She had hit her head on the night table when she fell down which was a big concern. But she would not allow us to call the doctor and refused to go. Hard to know when to completely take charge of the elders to force them into medical care. But this time I felt she would be OK as long as we kept checking in with her for the day. So we all took turns calling and visiting and she seemed to be OK.
Yesterday we had another early morning call from my son who was working up at the camp for children who have had heart surgery. He had slipped on the wet grass and fell down and smashed his foot into a concrete wall. His foot was all swollen and bruised and there was concern that it was broken. He was in too much pain to drive home. So again we jumped into the car and drove 2 and a half hours to pick him up before the camp closed. We picked him up and then stopped off for lunch at a wonderful new Irish pub and then drove the 2 and a half hours home. We took him to our local ER for x-rays and found that although badly bruised, his foot was not broken! That was good news, as he was so worried about how he could return to work with a broken foot. So hopefully, in a couple of days he go back to his job. They were so good to give him the time off to work at the heart camp, and he feels badly that he has to take off more time.
Just got some GOOD news from my mom. Our niece is pregnant. Nice to have the phone ring and get some good news for a change!
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4 comments:
Wow!! So much going on with your brood! Glad your mom is OK. That is such a big question -- about when to take over...isn't it?
Wonderful that fam is close enough...
This makes one understand the term "the sandwich generation."
Oh, my, you've had your hands full, haven't you?
Exciting news about your niece. We have a dozen grand-nieces and grand-nephews, and it's delightful to seen the next generation coming up.
My goodness! One thing after the other. I hope everything stays calm for you for a while. :)
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