Funny thing happened on the way to the hospital....Part one

Interesting weekend to say the least, was was to be a Dr Who evening be came a weekend of worry, frustration and in the end understanding.

Mom went to the hospital with what we believed was a stroke related fall and as of this blog writing is recovering (no stroke) and hopefully will be out tomorrow.  We drove to a hospital a bit farther out of the way, at her request because she just could not be at the hospital where dad died.  She is weary and my family is tired.  Life just seems to wind you down at times, but she still has fight in her.  Who wants to keep fighting this ongoing mass of hospitals, sickness and tears?

After waking up at 4:30 in the morning to a call from sister we assessed the situation, decided to go to the hospital.  My amazing mother in law who I simply don't deserve came right away from an hour and a half away and took care of the kids.  Her embrace gave me strength as we got in the car, and we were on our way. By the time we arrived mom had just been admitted and soon I went back to see her.  She was as white as a sheet and I was scared.  Best we can figure she had fallen and had been in the floor for a couple of hours at least.  After a while she was admitted to a room, and we discovered we were not alone.

"Can I go home toooooo-day?"  "I want out now"  were the words we heard across the sheet that divided our two lands.  I must admit, I was worried this mysterious lady and mom were going to compete in chants.  Mom got settled in and as medicines were administered mom's color began to return and soon she began to eat.  Calls were made and facebook messages were sent and things seemed to improve. 

To-day!  Can I go home today?  Someone tell me if I can go home today?  The lady across the border began crying out and with that Erin's Social Worker Senses started tingling...

Hello!  Can I help you maam, do you want me to get your nurse?

Nurse!!!!  Can I go home TOOOOODAY ?

Er...um...Im not a....let me check

Erin this is not your hospital, stop it I jokingly said, but as the lady continued we discovered she was alone and Erin kept an eye on her.

Mom began to talk and recall the events of her fall, and were visited by her old pastor, and hoped for others to visit.  Our roomie finally had some visitors, two young men who we discovered were her grandsons.  The official nurse came in and erin stood close....ready to check on her again.

Mom was in and out of the room having tests done, and while we waited for her return, the boys left briefly and we heard

Where are you nurse?  Somebody tell me when I am going home?  Erin disappears helping her with her oxygen mask that got to the top of head, and just asked her how she was doing.  I WANT SOME SCOTCH!  Um I doubt the hospital has that, how bout I cut your food up instead for you.  Erin had officially begun to work for the hospital, now dealing with two patients. 

The boys came back and were surprised to find Erin had fixed her food, mask and just talked with her.  As the day wore on my thoughts drifted to losing dad, hoping that with each test mom would recover.  I prayed and asked for wisdom, peace and healing for my mother, Erin telling me she loved me and watching my sister work with mom and the nurses, giving and receiving information and using big words (sister is a cardiac nurse).  Meanwhile every five minutes or so, we would hear "I want to go home!"  One grandson, would speak into ear, now grandma they said you cant go home today, we love you have to get better, we only have one grandma.  Besides the lady who cut your food is good people and her momma is sick too we need to respect them.  The younger brother seemed pre-occupied with his music and was dancing bouncing up and spinning occasionally with the music.  I started daydreaming I was singing with Huey Lewis and the News, soon our worlds would collide...over a video game.

Mom was sleeping and my head was hurting from leaning up against the bed rail praying for mom.  Erin had left the room and I grabbed my handheld gaming device.

You like games?  he said from across the room

Oh yeah....for the moment feeling silly that his kid sees me playing a game instead of I dunno adult things, drinking fiber...reading technical manuals.

What kinda games you like?

When am I GOING HOME %@##!!

Grandma!  don't be cursing now, these peoples mama don't need to hear that

We smiled, and we talked a little bit about games and he talked about hoping to get  a ps4

Erin came in and peeked around the corner

NURSE YOU CAME BACK TO ME!

The grandsons thanked her for helping and began to talk to my mom, asking "when you gonna get your grub on"  Mom smiled and thanked the boys for caring.  The curtain that separated us began to move a further back.


Soon the boys mom came from work and we shared stories of our families, and her boys began to ask there mom for some money for drinks and left for a bit giving Erin mom & I fist bumps as we left.  Something seemed so different about this family and I liked it.

Getting sleepy...so will do part two tomorrow about the Rap Attack!!