Got an early call yesterday from Evelyn. She doesn't usually call me on a Tuesday morning so I was somewhat alarmed at first. I didn't recognize her voice, and she didn't get mine either, she was asking for my mother, lol. Once we got that out of the way she launched on her story of her fall at Macys the day before. She fell in the bathroom and bumped her head pretty bad, ended up having perimedics come and read her blood pressure which was too high so she was taken to the hospital. Her neighbor who'd taken to the mall went with her and they spent the rest of the afternoon in the ER when they let her go home.
She was calling me because she was going to need some help, she was deemed "fine" by the Dr. but she was feeling pretty bruised up and having trouble standing for very long. As usual she was more concerned about her "kitties" than herself. I'm sure they are her reason to keep living day after day!
I was in the midst of my morning stuff - housework, exercise, shower and a busy day ahead.�So when she said there was no rush I felt less pressure. First thing was for me to get on the phone to find possible caregivers for her to call in the future. This is a constant worry for me - she doesn't take this need as seriously as I do and she's usually finding herself quite alone and frustrated during times of ill health. Then I get the call with her pitiful voice explaining that she has no-one else and I have no choice but to drop my life to tend to hers.
She didn't need much from me yesterday though I spent the whole afternoon with her. I mostly sat (wishing�she'd let me clean�up some)�and watched her eat and kept her company. As time went by I thought she was coming around, she still looked pained by moving & couldn't stand straight but she seemed more alert than when I first got there. I�was assured by that so around 4pm when she got settled back in after our trip to the store I headed out to try to catch up on my day's chores.
I may hear from her again today so I'm not sure what Wednesday is going to offer me in terms of the things I want to get done. I've got a few hrs. work at Pam's, I want to go to the glass maker�and look into getting�our new mirrors made, have to go to Casa to pick up Sean's HS packet for registration next week (woo-hoo!).
Right now I'm finishing up my coffee and feeling ready to hit the treadmill! So I'll seeya till next time.
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