[blparent] my mother

[Eva Adams]

I'm sorry what happened with your mom. I hope she recovers quickly, and as 
painless as possible.

Eva
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:38 PM
Subject: [blparent] my mother


> Did I tell you what happened to my mom on Mother's day?  Well a few days
> before my mom fell off the step in front of her house.  Maybe 3 inches and
> down onto her knee.  She is 87 and has Parkinson's.  Well the caregiver 
> was
> locking the door and my mom somehow stepped off the step and wham.  She 
> got
> up and walked around and we all thought she was just fine except a bump on
> the knee.  Gab and I spent the whole weekend there and had a really nice
> time.  Then we left and the caregiver (a new shift) put her to bed.  A
> couple of hours later my mom woke up screaming and saying her hip hurt.  I
> had the caregiver call 911 and off to the hospital they went.
> Well after all was said and done, she had broken her femour (trochanter)
> which is right below the hip.
> A week in the hospital and now she is in a nursing home/rehab center for
> about 7 to 10 days.
> Aaaah! V
>
>
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