Well, where do I begin. Let’s start with another weekend and no sleeping in. Stay with me now as this post will be short but filled with a bunch of drama as we’re off to Denver within the hour.
First up, Jag scored 100% on his Advanced Placement History test, WOW! Next up, my ass is killing me from probably the hardest glute workout I’ve had in years, Lori had acupuncture on her neck, again, and it was sore all night but better today, Dixie finally received her oxygen machine late last night, or so we think, and last, my Mom had emergency surgery last night around midnight, and thankfully is in ICU doing fine.
Yesterday morning she fell and by late in the afternoon, her stomach was bothering her. James made the decision to take her in and thank God he did. Turns out she had something along the lines of a perforated bowel. Now the odd thing is apparently this had nothing to do with the fall but the CAT scan revealed the problem. Tommy and I both spoke to the doctor around 11 pm last night and he recommended she go in right away. I talked with Mom as did Tom and everyone agreed she needed to have surgery. Thank God that she made it through this ok. We’re on the way to see her in about an hour and I’ll know more once we get to the hospital. Again, James did a remarkable job identifying a problem and getting her there and hanging out for 7 freakin hours making sure she received the care she did. This all overshadows Dixie getting her oxygen machine but that was just as much of a cluster with Lori calling no less than 10 times, finally resorting to acting as a representative of her office, calling on the doctors line to get things done. You absolutely have to be your own advocate in the health care world today. Otherwise you’re just another number.
My Mom should be in, from what I know, for a couple of days before heading home. We’ll probably need to have James stay there and explore some type of more full time care. I told her yesterday am that she can’t live alone if she’s going to continue to fall. Tom and I will talk today with James, and her, to see what our options are. Â I tired to call Robin last night around 11 pm but couldn’t reach her. Again, thank God my Mom made it through the surgery as at her age, being put under is always a risk. Luckily she has a strong heart.
So there you have it, a few other things happened yesterday but we’ll save those until tomorrow, God Bless you all.