One foot forward and then baby steps
I sat in the ICU waiting room from 1:30 till 8:30 yesterday and am here to say there has got to be a better way. But the good news is that mom came through the surgery with two metal plates in the left side of her face and no scar that is visible. And maybe this fall had a silver lining as now she will remain in the hospital until many of her issues are addressed. The next step is to get off the ventilator.
A social worker called me yesterday from the ICU department and was asking me all sorts of questions and I was not quite sure where it was leading, afterwards he summed up our conversation this way: Your mother has been going through a tough time but she once held important job positions and she is surrounded by people who love her and who are willing to support her during her recovery.