Don't fall.

I hope that Mom is doing fine. You are correct about older people falling. It can be terribly dangerous and can also make for a long, painful recovery. Many seniors break their hip and never recover.

I still remember when while walking down the jetway to board my plane, an 80 year old woman fell while tripping over one of the dividers in the floor. She was taken to the hospital in Miami and a few days later when I flew back into Miami, I went to visit her. She was doing OK, but did break her ankle. I never knew why, but I felt some responsibility for her fall.

I wish jetways didn’t have a slant to them making the passengers either walk downhill or uphill.
 
Your poor Mom. I think I may have done the same, and told the hospital not to contact my daughter as she would just worry. Mom is a trouper.
 
oldman said:
BTW, how’s Mom doing today?
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Mom looks terrible. Her cheekbones are black and swollen like golfballs. Her nose has stitches. She has a huge scrape across her forehead and her upper lip is swollen like a Kardashian. Her two front teeth were loosened and looks like a sliver might have broken off one of them cuz she now has a visible gap between her teeth which she never had before. Her jaw is bruised and she's drooling alot and cannot speak very clearly.

I brought her food and took a list for more stuff to buy. She gave me her wedding and engagement rings and the key to the outside of her building leaving her unable to go out anymore which she no longer wants to do anyway.

She's afraid now poor thing. I don't know what to say to comfort her. I hope depression doesn't set in. She has a ton of medical appointments for the rest of Feb and into March and reconstructive surgery scheduled which will require a hospital stay and that is making her even more scared. On top of all this the worst of winter is here where I live which makes life harder for everybody.

Thank you for the kind words and prayers. She's going to need them going forward. And all this for a roll of toilet paper. Jeez.
 
This is definitely a hard time for her, and upsetting for you, as well. 💛

Try to remember how very valuable you are for her,
to just listen, when you are able to, and to help out, in any ways.

There's no way you can make this easy for her, but it's much easier and better for her, with you in her life than not.
Don't feel useless, because believe me, you are not.
Just your caring about her, and doing some practical things to help, makes a world of difference, even though she will still be finding all of this, difficult.
 
That's you busy for the forseeable future Chic, I bet
your Mom is pleased that you are there for her and
when her pain goes down a bit, she will come to
expect more of you than now as she has trouble with
her speech, I hope that she mends quickly and your
burden eases.

Mike.
 
Kaila said:
Thinking of you and of your mom, @chic

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She's doing much better. Will take her to the hospital tomorrow to get the stitches out and discuss a surgery to stabilize her broken palate. Her spirits are great and she wants to go out again. I fixed her bruises with makeup and you can hardly tell anything was ever wrong. So far, it's all good news and I hope it stays that way cuz honestly, I'm exhausted. :sleep:
 
Best news. Her stitches were disolvable and just fell out. Her doctor says she will not require palate support screwed into the roof of her mouth and she is thrilled about that. Her once perfectly straight teeth now have visible gaps between them all so I fear that may require some kind of orthodontic procedure but since her teeth were always straight before it should be easy with a removable retention appliance.

Just got back from taking her to the hospital, so I'm going to snatch a cat nap. Thanks to all for your prayers and well wishes. I'm sure it helped.
 
Thanks for sharing both of those updates with us, chic!
It sounds like overall, things have improved more than it seemed like they would, early at the awful outset of all of this.

That is a big relief, she doesn't need the major palate surgery or procedure.
Very nice to hear that her outlook improved, too.
Whew! Very glad for her and for you, as well!
 
I am sorry to hear about your Mom falling, Chic. I am very careful and haven't fallen yet. I worry about that too as just one fall can change things for good. I am in the process of getting one of those fall alert devices right now.
 
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