I haven't been around in a few days ... my mom had what was expected to be a routine surgery last Thursday, but things got very complicated for her. I left work Thursday around 4 pm and drove to the Canton, Ohio area. The trip took about 7 hours after I got through DC metro traffic and hauled ass at 85 miles per hour afterwards. I hadn't played Blue in quite awhile but it seemed to be the perfect CD right then ...
To attempt to shorten the story, as of yesterday evening Mom was in pretty good spirits despite being in the Cardiac Care Unit with tubes and wires everywhere. She's fiesty enough to have pulled out her ventilator and IG tubes (which resulted in soft restraints on her wrists), and although she can't talk she manages to give her nurses a hard time. She makes faces at family members and has even managed a few smiles. (Thankfully, due to my grandparents having 10 kids, there are a big bunch of us who are all interested in visiting Mom, and the hospital has been very lenient about the definition of "immediate family.") So ... neurologically, spiritually, and emotionally, Mom is doing okay. The bummer part of the story is that she has some sort of blood infection, cause unknown, and her kidneys are working very well. So she's not out of the woods yet. Please send up a prayer for my mom, "Queen" Ida, who plays the accordion pretty darn well and who gave me my love for music. Thanks, Lori in MD ~ Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
