Thanks for all the well-wishes. Mom had her operation on Friday and it went well. Now she has an implanted rod in her right hip to match the one implanted in her left hip 15 years ago. She is in a fair bit of pain, but the hospital feels confident that they can release her to a convalescent home within about a week. There, she’ll spend another four weeks rehabbing before, hopefully, returning home.
As a special Mother’s Day gift, and to motivate her to start walking again, sis arranged for her dog Caramel to pay her a surprise visit yesterday.
She was, of course thrilled to see him.
The night nurse takes over Monday to Thursday, offering us a break from hospital duty, cutting our rounds in half from 12 hour shifts to 6 hour shifts. This will allow me a little free time for a coffee outing with Akemi and Sharky (who have been holding down the fort, aka mom’s place, feeding a dog-sitting my sister and mom’s pooches). We’ll go shopping for much-needed produce and then enjoy a nice lunch.
Downtime at the hospital has proven fruitful in terms of reading. I’m blazing through two, sometimes three books a day and looking forward to giving you all the Crime Binge breakdown in the coming days. When all is said and done, I should have about 95 books under my belt. Spoiler alert: There was a lot I didn’t like. But there WERE a few I did. Stay tuned!
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Best wishes to your mom for her recovery and comfort.
Your mom looks fabulous! And happy with her fur baby sitting next to her. A real nice Mother’s Day, I’m sure! She seems to be progressing nicely. You are wonderful kids. Thank you for sharing the picture. She looks so good. (Hey! Don’t you have a sweater like that too?!) 🙂
I don’t. I did used to have matching sweaters with Bubba and Lulu.
Thanks for the update, Joe. Lovely picture of your mom with her dog! She is very fortunate to have two such devoted children!
orothy
Really glad your Mom is on the mend Joe, all the best to you all
Your mom looks happy to see her fur baby. Good luck with everything and please say Hi to your Mom, Akemi and Sis! 👋🏻
Aaah Joe thanks for your Mum’s update and sharing it with us all, especially as it’s such a worrying time for you xxx
Nos mamans restent encore avec nous même si elles diminuent tranquillement. Ma maman a 96 ans, elle ne marche plus. Tant qu’on peut les embrasser et les coller on est chanceux.
Thanks for the update – your Mom is in my thoughts often. And glad to hear she’s making some improvement and that you’re getting a bit of a break now.
Looking forward to your book reviews!