Fall Fell?

I haven't got my fall photos up yet....in fact I haven't taken them yet. A few weeks ago my wonderful mother had surgery for a large tumor. I'm not into knocking hospitals but "the mother ship" as I like to call IMC was AWFUL After surgery her doctor told me that she had bled alot, because he nicked a vein, he had to remove more that expected, and she had heart problems during the surgery. He said she could go home in a few hours...are ya kidding me??? Well after she came out of recovery she couldn't breath, her throat was swollen and she struggled for each breath. The RN had to almost force her to breath, and then told me I wouldn't be getting much sleep since I would need to keep her breathing throughout the night..(I don't think so). I finally told the nurse as nicely as I could that she needed to find a room there for her or I would be making 2 phone calls. One to my other sibs and the other to my attorney (bluff) it didn't take long to find her a room. Many other problems were also encountered there that I won't mention. Ok maybe one ... her room was filthy there, hair all along the floorboards and get this.....a band aid with blood on in the her bathroom!

We did finally get her home the next day, with a schedule worked out for the next week. She needed to have someone with her at all times. I spent the first night and left early to get to work. Wendy would be there any minute.......on my way to work I got a call telling me that Wendy had fallen down her stairs and broken her back and her neck. I drove right back to " the mother ship" where she was in shock trauma ICU, It was traumatizing. Our schedule had to be quickly revised, many friends in her ward filled in. Susan flew in from San Francisco, I'm serious this was a serious situation. It made me really think about what was important in my life...and how much I love my wonderful family. I feel blessed to have so many brothers and sisters. As I write on my little blog Wendy is improving, she does have a long road ahead of her, but she was blessed. I'm going to San Francisco next week to see Susan, and I'm going up to the mountains to enjoy fall. Life is still good...just life's bumps.