Yesterday I received a phone call from my dad: my grandmother fell while at the doctor's office and broke her hip in three places. From what I've heard, the surgery went well, and she's recovering. I don't know much more--how long rehabilitation will go, just how risky this is for an octogenarian, if she'll have to spend any time in a nursing home, who will take care of her, why I can't just drop everything and go to her.
The especially unfortunate detail is that she was at the doctor's office to see if her veins could handle a shunt that would ease her regular dialysis for end-stage kidney disease. She technically has above 15% kidney function, so she's not dialysis-stage yet, but nearly.
You already know how much she means to me. Keep her in your thoughts, OK? Hope for a quick and smooth recovering and a return home.
4 comments:
Praying for you and your family-
xo
i am thinking of you. she looks lovely. everyone is totally different of course, but i do know an octogenarian who did very well with a hip replacement surgery. she did rehab for a short stint.
i'm hoping for the best for you and your grandmother.
oh no - I'm so sorry to read this. reading our words about your grandmother (and seeing that beautiful mosaic on flickr) made me miss my own grandmother so much. i'll be thinking of you - and I hope she heals quite quickly.
even more sorry to hear this (as I said on flickr).
i can only wish she'll recover the best way possible considering her age & kidney pathology.
my best wishes to her from western France. be sure she'll be in prayers tonight.
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