Sunday

Now what? I have a feeling that this will be the question of the next few weeks and/or months. Social worker meeting today to see if there is an open bed at a rehab place near where my parents live. We don't want my father going beyond his "safe driving" circle. I do not plan to be there for that meeting. My brother and sister #3 and her partner are going to be there and my father - I think that will be enough. I will go after to work to wherever mother is at that point in time.

I did get to church, work, walk a couple loops at the hospital, home in time for Q&A.

Person in the room with mother has family around planning funerals, so it is a bit of a "downer"...

Have to work on my phone tree for the next episode...missed my mother's second cousin. Father said he called yesterday. I am hoping that one of the two of my cousins who I did inform spread the word.

I did not call my son yesterday, so no report on my ex-husband/his father's recuperation. Nerve and disc are the only words I remember from my son's description. I was insulating myself a bit yesterday. This whole "news" cycle is wearing me out. This is so difficult for someone who 1) is not comfortable around old people; 2) has complete and total disdain for the medical profession 3) "just said no" to medical insurance for the 2008-09 school year 4) has trouble balancing the family thing with the number of "players" in our family. I guess that is another reason I don't know what to tell Chris about his dad. No matter what, he is his dad and I know what I am feeling with my mother...I hope I support my son in the proper way to deal with what he is thinking or feeling about a parent's health issues. Maybe that is why I am being asked to "practice" now.

Better get going. Work, hospital/rehab place today. Had a meeting I wanted to go to at Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. We will see.

Have a good week.