In 2012, I plan on not visiting a hospital. Like the whole year.
Mom had her hip replacement surgery this morning. I said my good lucks last night because she had to go in at 5:30 this morning. She went in surgery at 7 and I got a text message from my dad saying everything was fine around 9:30 maybe? To say I was distracted throughout the whole work day is the biggest understatement of the month.
We went to see her after dinner. Dad had told me she was in pain, that he saw her cry for one of the first times ever. My mom is a beast. She never cries even when she is extremely upset. But I have known she was in pain for weeks now. Whenever she got in and out of the car she winced in pain. And the past few days whenever she walked, it was even worse.
So I'm glad she is will no longer have pain. When we visited, I got choked up a few times. When she wasn't looking at me but looked so small in the hospital bed. When she and dad just were staring at each other, or when she grabbed his hand because she was in pain. It's hard to see a parent uncomfortable. It's something I have had to do a few times this year and I'm not okay with that.
She is in the hospital for the next few days then she gets to experience the pleasure of being home/bed bound for weeks on end. I know my mom, it's not gonna last long before she goes absolutely wild. In fact she already has started.
To mom, who I know will eventually read this. You will get better. And I'm going to be there whenever you need me every step of the way.
But seriously, no more hospital visits for a few years okay?
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