January 2, 2008

• Ohboy. Thank you so much for your prayers.
  I left the house this morning after my dad called (using his cell phone, yay) He said they made it there at 5:30!
  He woke up at 4:45, went in the kitchen and had a bowl of cereal, then he got mom up. They said they looked out of their windows and half the neighborhood seems to be up, or at least their lights on at 5:30. They were surprised by this. they live in a retirement community called Heritage Harbour. It is a very nice community of single homes… anyway, so they got to the hospital and mom said there were about a dozen others in the waiting room at that crazy hour!
  Mom said every one at the hopsital was really really nice. She also said almost every nurse, orderly, desk person etc was FAT
  Anyway, they did the procedure at 8:15. She woke up at 8:25, rested for an hour and then she got to go home with dad.
  Dad called me at 9 and told me everything went well, her heartbeat is normal again and she feels peppy.
  The irregular heartbeat was making her feel very weak and breathless.
  So, I arrived at their place at 11. We watched The Price is Right. That is mom’s favorite show and the tv is always on full blast when I get there.

  Then we had lunch, my dad is incharge of the toaster. Then we blabbed and mom took a nap then dad and I talked about a zillion things.
  Then we had a tea party (everyday at 3:30/4:00 when I was growing up and lived at home) Wow, I am sick of cookies. Seems like in January I am just sick of cookies and chocolate and cake… bleh. I forced myself to snarf some cookies to make them happy and had one pi- no, two pieces of chocolate.

  Then at 3:30 I drove home.
  Mom seemed very happy, much calmer. She told me that when she arrived at the hopital they checked her BP and it was “very high” but I am sure that was major anxiety there. When seh left her BP was much better.

  I am poooooped.
  I think I will go to bed early and maybe meet edwin at Fairfax tomorrow,
  It is freeeeezing here and windy, brrrrrrr 19 degrees, but it was sunny all day, some snow flurries around.
  My car is completely out of gas. I need to force hubby to fill up my car tonight
  meh, I do not know what I am doing tomorrow. I will call my mom in the morning.
  I bet she sleeps better tonight.

  Do you eat a lot before you go to bed?
  I cannot eat much before I sleep. I get hyper, so no sugar or carbs for me after 7 PM.
  My parents eat cookies and ice cream before bed. I think they should stop that.. but I did not say much about that.
  I had a nice talk with my dad as usual. My dad has some worry that when he gets “older” he is going to get demented and aggressive.
  He told me this. I said I would take care of him but he is worried that he would get wild and crazy.
  I said I would put him on pills

  I am going back there next tuesday for mom’s birthday… unless something comes up that I should go sooner.
  Thanks loads for the good vibes + prayers.
  I have to go now. Zillion things to do.

  Regret for the things we did
  can be tempered by time;
  it is regret for the things we did not do
  
  that is inconsolable.
      ~Sidney J. Harris
  

  
  

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