Mom in the Hospital

We had a big scare yesterday.  My Mom called me around noon and could hardly talk.  She had a pain in her side around the liver and was shaking with violent chills.  I asked her if she could contact her nurse that is in charge of her with the home-care (note to self: save nurse's # in my phone...)  My Mom couldn't even get off the couch to get the number (note to self: save nurse's # in my Mom's phone...)  She's had similar shaking chills before and I know how much effort it takes to even try to relax and calm her body down.  I hurried up and got in the car and called some amazing friends on the way.  Maud and Anders who contacted the home-care and got a nurse on the way and Cilla, my Mom's neighbor who left work to go and sit with my Mom until the nurse and I showed up.  You may think it's a small gesture but it means the world to me when in that moment I felt totally helpless.

I drove by the kids' schools and pulled them out of their class rooms. (Come to think of it - I haven't even told the teachers why...)  The drive to my Mom couldn't have felt longer...  We keep saying "we're only a half hour away" - well yesterday there was nothing ONLY about that, with other drivers and fresh snow on the roads...

When we got to the house my Mom was doing a lot better.  The nurse had been there to check her vitals and they had decided that she should go in to the hospital for a more thorough exam.  The kids and I drove her to the city and that's all we know for now.  She was supposed to have an x-ray scheduled anyway, so I suppose that will happen as soon as possible.

Of course, as my Mom started feeling better she quickly got back into her own self - calling her cousin about delivery of a wood stove for her living room... - arranging for pick-ups of MY KIDS on Thursday when I'm supposed to be at a seminar...  - calling me to confirm that I will contact the Vet for her dog...  She never stops - And thank God for that!