Hospital Stay

 Kevin and I just got home from Corpus Christi. We did ten stores’ inventories in five days, and I got some overtime. 

Every morning, my mother texts me “Kalimera” which is Greek for good morning. On Tuesday, I didn’t receive a Kalimera message. She has also been having phone problems. She “accidentally blocked” me on both her cell phone and house phone. I can text her but not call her. She claims to not be able to call me, but occasionally she does. I don’t understand. I tried telling my daughter I would pay her to go look at my mother’s phone, but my daughter was like “Nah”. 

So Tuesday evening, I contacted some of her church friends and one of them called her and then texted me back that she was in the hospital with a hematoma on her butt cheek. She was admitted from the ER. 

I talked to her the following day, and asked if she fell.  She insisted she didn’t. She sounded good- maybe just a little stoned.  As the days went on, she insisted and insisted that she didn’t fall, because every doctor and nurse was asking her as well. Then they said that if this happened without a fall, then it suggested a possible blood disease. Then my mom said, “Actually I may have fallen”. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 

She got discharged yesterday afternoon just as I got home from Corpus Christi. I then packed an overnight bag and headed to her house, but by then it was rush hour and I got stuck in some pretty bad traffic. We didn’t get back to her house until about 8:00 pm. I spent the night, and while I slept well, I would rather not be here. It’s stressful talking to my mom, because I have to be super upbeat and cheery. If I veer from that persona while conversing, she gets mad and tells me to cheer up. This morning I woke up and she wanted me to go to the Dunkin’s drive up for a cake donut and a medium coffee. I did that and filled my tank. Now I’m doing a little bit of her laundry and mine, but Kevin is doing all the laundry from the trip back at home. 

I still plan on heading out to San Marcos today to visit my daughter after her first night in the dorm at Texas State. Her dad and stepmom moved her in yesterday. I have two gift cards for her- one to Walmart and one to HEB. My mother also has an HEB gift card for her. These should last her a while, especially since she’s on a two meal plan at the university. I’m also going to a truck stop on the way out there and get all her favorite snacks and drinks. I’m so proud of her.