In Case You are Wondering

I don't know how it is that an elderly woman, on many meds and already having suffered a broken hip can be up walking around and ready for Rehab. I still have lots of questions about how she will manage at home - she is not feeble enough for a nursing home but really not totally safe on her own but it looks like she will beat all of the odds and be discharged in better condition then how she went in. This isn't a criticism of the hospital system but rather the nature of our frailities as humans. We end up injured with a tired body needing meds to keep everything in balance. Then we add the trauma of surgery, the possibility of post op infections and the emotional toll and you end up with some sad cases where the person's health is never really back to where it was.

Which means the stubborn nature of my mother-in-law has won out once again. She is already annoyed that we won't let her have a deep fryer and insist that she use her walker. Now she has proof that she is invincible. It should be an interesting conversation to convince her that she has to wear a panic alarm. I would hate to think of what would happen if she had fallen with no one around - especially since she tried to jump up right away and say she was alright though she obviously needed an ambulance!

Meanwhile, my own mother is determined to age before her time - 20 years younger and I'm convinced if she could she would buy one of those little scooters that whiz around you at the mall.