Mum In The Hospital and I am Stuck Here.

I started to write about a completely different subject than this. However, I just got a text from my niece that my 85 year old mum is in the hospital. She got dizzy and fell down pretty hard in our family home. She was apparently on the floor for about 3 hours before my sister arrived. My sister called last night to check on mum and she didn't answer. Mum heard her voice on the phone and crawled to the phone and was able to call my sister who lives across town.

Luckily my mum is doing well. When my sister got there she told my mum she called for an ambulance. Mum immediately asked for lip stick and a nice head wrap to cover her hair so she looked presentable when the ambulance arrived. 

Thank God, mum didn't sustain any damage from the fall. She is sore and having trouble walking so she has to stay in the hospital until they figure out why she is having dizzy spells. They think it might be something called "syncopy". I have no idea what it is. Nevertheless she is being held for tests.


My mum was a nurse at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital for years so she is handling things better than her children. My brother Cecil is gonna be relentless now about her moving in with him in Dover, Delaware. She prefers remaining in our family home in Philly and even this mishap will not derail her determination to remain independent. As long as she can get around she will not be moving no matter what we say. I respect that.

It is a very overwhelmingly powerless feeling to be across the country when a family crisis surfaces. I sense that they are talking to me straight and not trying to spare my feelings so I am trying not to worry. It is just frustrating not being there. The fact that I have next to no money makes hopping on a plane impossible. I will however, do everything I can to get the money for a plane trip home for Christmas.

I don't like thinking of life without mum so I will not engage in "fear" thinking now. She is the strongest woman I know. I know she will be fine. It is just difficult to imagine your parents aren't immortal. I just need to remain positive, send positive vibes my mum's way and I know she will be back on her feet in no time!