Just getting back after trying to get some work done earlier in the day...
ddickinson: I am so sorry to hear you are having to go through all this. It is terrible they let him come home so early when he needed a little more time. I hope the rehab will help him during his transition from the hospital to being back home. It is good to hear this surgery went well, hopefully after a few days of recovery he will be back home and the pacemaker will help with his health. They can really make a big difference for people, so hopefully it will be the same for your grandfather as well.
I hope you and your husband have a safe trip. Try not to be so hard on yourself for having to leave, as you said, you can always come back if they need you. You can't always be there for people, so try not to let it worry you too much.
Fingers crossed that after all this things will start to ease off for you all and you can start the summer on a more positive note.
*big comforting hug*
CarrionCrow: Oh, for fuck's sake...
They released him with a needle still in his arm? What the hell?
Don't feel too badly. There's only so much you can do. No point at all beating yourself up for not having some kind of magical ability to improve the situation just by hanging around.
Empress_Owl: :-( ... Sorry to read that... they let him go too soon, and without appropriate support ... I hope your grandfather will recover soon at the local rehab... pff
Hope everyone is ok in your family, it's not easy...
**big comforting hug**
Crow pretty much summed up our reaction last night when he got out of the car and realized the needle was still in his arm. >.< I wasn't much happier when I realized he had electrodes all over him that I had to peel off. (Not fun.)
Not much update, but apparently his knee is swollen; they first thought he had some sort of infection (he's diabetic, so that could be bad), but now they think he has gout, and we're still waiting to hear back about his blood test. The MRI did come back negative for any blood clots, so that's excellent news. He's been admitted and my grandmother and aunt came home, so at least my aunt's cat has calmed down. lol. Today is my aunt's birthday, but everyone's too tired to do anything, so we'll have a nice dinner tomorrow before we leave.
Overall, thank you. I'm aware that being here or being at home makes no difference at all right now, but I still feel bad for leaving when stuff is going on. Fortunately, a ten-hour drive, while not fun, is very doable, since it's a straight shot up I-5 for me.
