Oh man, askye! I hope your mom is OK.
I will say, my grandmother would just not tell anyone for days if she thought she had a stroke because "what are they going to do, anyway??"
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
Xander ,'Selfless'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Sep 05, 2019 5:01:39 pm PDT #11168 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Connie Neil - Sep 05, 2019 5:29:48 pm PDT #11169 of 30019
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Oh, it's not just parental units. "I know what my heart attacks feel like, I knew I had lots of time before it went bad." If he hadn't forgotten to take the medical bracelet off his wrist, I'd have never known.
-t - Sep 05, 2019 6:30:13 pm PDT #11170 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{{askye}}} Mom~ma.
Strokes terrify me. But, honestly, if I was home alone and thought I might be having a stroke I don't know what I'd do. When I thought I was going into anaphylactic shock I drove myself to the drug store to buy Benadryl because that seemed like the best idea at the time. I can't imagine me-having-a-stroke would be a whole lot more sensible.
Not to suggest that that's in any way the right way to behave, but I guess I kinda understand.
Good luck, Sheryl!
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 05, 2019 7:29:38 pm PDT #11171 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My mom once waited until evening to call and ask me to take her to the ER because she "didn't want to bother me at work." Fortunately it turned out to be nothing, but I was ready to reserve us adjoining beds in the cardiac unit.
askye - Sep 05, 2019 11:38:11 pm PDT #11172 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
Loved ones why do they do this.
It turns out mom had accidentally blocked my number so that explains not getting through. We got that resolved. Mom's left side seems effected. She told me just now )we are awake for vitals checks) that she feels like she has more movement in her hand and foot. The recliner they brought in doesn't recline as far as it should.
She also may have hurt her knee when she fell feeding the cats. She didn't tell me this last night but she fed the cats before she drove to the hospital because she wasn't sure when she would be home.
Oh and did I mention she had to drive down a mountain road with 33 curves? Because she did . That is the main road to get to town.
Calli - Sep 06, 2019 12:30:17 am PDT #11173 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I sorry, askye. That all sounds very stressful.
askye - Sep 06, 2019 1:47:36 am PDT #11174 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
It's stressful and it's not. I mean I've been thinking about some of this for awhile and I am compartmentalizing right now I know. But I acted and felt more flustered at work the other day over a minor issue. And now I'm just calm and trying not to think too far ahead until I know more. instead of over thinking which is my norm.
Theodosia - Sep 06, 2019 1:55:38 am PDT #11175 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My explanation for stubborn parental units is that you don't get to an advanced age without a lot of Stubborn in you. Alas, at some point the Stubborn turns into a disadvantage to accepting necessary help.
Another reason not to call 911, alas: the cost of an ambulance run is absolute financial ruination unless insurance covers it.
Jesse - Sep 06, 2019 3:46:21 am PDT #11176 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My mom once waited until evening to call and ask me to take her to the ER because she "didn't want to bother me at work." Fortunately it turned out to be nothing, but I was ready to reserve us adjoining beds in the cardiac unit.
That reminds me of another classic from my grandmother! She waited until my mother was on her way out and then opened with, "Are you busy?" My mother was like, I'm on my way to the store, but what's up? She had BROKEN HER ARM!
msbelle - Sep 06, 2019 4:14:49 am PDT #11177 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Good lord family members!!
My child has seemed to gather that I am a worried mess, so he is responding to texts I send inquiring about his general status. I in turn can notify his uncle that he is 1) not dead 2) not in jail 3) has not been robbed of his phone.
Hey ION, I closed on the house yesterday as posted on FB. Y'all all knew but the rest of my world mostly did not, so there are a lot of surprised people. I mean, I've been saying I was gonna move, but people didn't know I was in action already.