Mornin'. Thunderstormin' here. Restless night at Castle Stormhands last night.
I went to bed around 11:00. Just before midnight I heard a "thump" and then Nana screaming from her bathroom. We found her crumpled up in the bathtub. As far as we can tell she's "okay" but she got a gash on her nose and a HUGH bump on the back of her head. It was a pretty scary sight. The cut wasn't deep, but it was a bleeder. So the first thing we saw was Nana with her head in the tub, her feet over the edge and her nightgown covered with blood.
Best we can figure is that she thought it was a good idea to wash up ~after~ she took her sleeping pill. Needless to say wife was pretty stressed out for a good while. Nana woke us up about an hour later because of the pay. We don't ~think~ there as serious injury since she was able to talk and she never lost consciousness. We were able to get her up and back to her room.
But there are all kinds of considerations here. None of which I brought up with the wife last night. We are fast approaching the point where it's not safe to leave Nana alone at any time - like when we're at work, at church, etc. She has to back into the chair lift at the top of the stairs. If this had happened there...well, you get the idea.
Surgery for the hip is tomorrow. I think during recovery we need to look seriesly at what our options are. We can't afford to have someone be here all the time when we're not. Anyway, too much speculation for a Monday morning and I'm late for work...
See y'all in a few.
not the recommended entry method...
y'all got muh prayers...
Oh my goodness!
It does seem that some decision is needed...I know it's going to be hard. I'll keep you in my prayers too.
I hope everyone had an wonderful weekend? I sure did. Celebrated the Lord's ressurection whith my own congregation for the first time in years. My little brother came over and I gave his daughters some egg-shaped bubble gum, their little yellow Beetles (little die-cast cars) and a dozen eggs from their chicks I got them last year for Easter...all green and blue already, no need to dye!
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Eep! Never a dull moment, Corin! I would be beyond shaken up!
Good morning!
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down...and today is both.
Had a good weekend, for the most part. Few little family arguments, which always happens when someone returns from away. Seems like it always means old discussions get dragged out again, and it isn't always purty. But it wasn't all like that.
Only a week to go! I could really use prayers now, both for the trip and for peace. I'm someone who really tends to just accept the status quo no matter how crappy it is, just because change and transition bother me so much...so I'm having a lot of "what have I DONE!?" and "What am I doing!?" kinda moments, and probably will for the next few months.
And without a job, I feel a bit like I'm getting ready to jump off a cliff, and just assuming someone's there to catch me at the bottom...
Been there, done that, and don't envy you the decisions you have to make. You and the Missus will be in my prayers.
Prayers will be going up for Nana's surgery tomorrow, too!
Dang, Corin, I'll bet that was a restless night. Sorry to hear about Nana. Prayers for the hip surgery and her speedy recovery.