lunabee34 | And it's Monday

Yesterday while talking with the kiddos, Josh's mom just casually drops that Josh's dad has been in a car wreck and is in the ER. She doesn't seem particularly concerned about this, so the kids hang up with her and tell Josh. Josh calls her back, and she doesn't know where the wreck happened or where the car is or how severe the the wreck was or how badly Josh's dad is injured.

So Josh and his sister enter crisis mode.

This has been the worst case scenario for a long time. What happens to Josh's mom if something happens to Josh's dad? She can't be left alone. She can't drive (although she thinks she can and sometime does). She can't even remember shortly after being told the details of what has happened to her husband who is in the ER.

So, Sarah manages to get ahold of her dad. He was not in a wreck. He was at the gas station and passed out and was taken to the ER as a consequence. His skin is tissue paper thin, so when he fell, all the skin on one of his arms just sloughed off; that appears to be his major injury (along with whatever made him pass out in the first place). Sarah also called the gas station where it happened and talked to the person on duty who was there when it happened, and she said that her dad told the EMTs he was fine and just wanted to go home but then passed out again when he tried to stand, so they were all like, "Nope. You're going to the hospital. Also, you have no skin on your arm, and you're covered in blood, old man."

Meanwhile, Josh gets ahold of a family friend to come be with his mom because I said, "Baby, what if the hospital calls her to come up there because something is going terribly wrong?" and all the blood drained out of his face.

Sarah got ahold of her dad's boss to take care of getting the car back home and getting rid of the spoiled groceries because Josh's mom was volunteering to drive the car back with family friend following, and none of us were having that (not to mention she would have to drive through Flowood, and if any of you know Jackson, Flowood cops are just itching to give anybody a ticket).

Then we had to worry about whether the ER was going to discharge his dad in the middle of the night because they couldn't find anything wrong with him, but they admitted him.

At least his dad can answer questions about what's going on and remember what the doctor says because it's a nightmare when his mom is hospitalized trying to get any accurate information about what's happening.

Thoughts, prayers, and general exhortations to the universe are all welcome, my friends.

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chelseagirl

Parents growing old at a distance is a problem. My mom always looked after my dad, but now mom's on her own and although she's doing well, she'll be 90 in December and I worry. But relocating her -- they say it's a really bad idea for someone that age to move, like she copes well in a familiar environment, but having to learn new everything? Anyway it's so expensive around here and she wouldn't want to live in the city and if she's in an outer 'burb, I can fly to Buffalo as quickly as . . . aargh. Sorry. Not about me.

But yes, the point is that I feel what you and Josh are going through. So very much. All the best for things to go as well as possible and for everyone to get what they need, Josh's dad, Josh's mom, the two of you and his sister. *hugs*

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timespirt

"HUGS"

Hope all will be fine and my prayers with you all.

My dad is going to be 84 this year and I worry every time he leaves the house.

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annofowlshire

*hugs*

That's a lot to deal with. I'm glad Josh and Sarah have it together, though. I hope your FIL is okay, and that getting to okay and home isn't another crisis.

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