Rob came through surgery okay. Was just about to say that I've spoken to his mother but not to him yet, but I just got a text from him .... this should be amusing if they gave him the good drugs.

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glad to hear Rob did well! speedy recovery to him!

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Glad Rob is ok. Sending hugs your way...hope you are taking care of yourself, too...

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So, btw, I haven't told you the best part. DH's mother is there to help him, like I said. Apparently she's in pretty bad shape. She has trouble with stairs (we have a split level house so we have at least 3 sets of stairs, though only one of them longer than 5 steps). She has trouble getting off the couch. She's terrified of driving the highway to the city hospital where DH's surgery was so they took an expensive cab there and back. Since arriving on Monday, she's left the freezer open for an hour with the ice cube tray on the counter melting, and fallen up (yes up) one of the sets of stairs (giving her nose rug burn and drawing a bit of blood).

DH also calls the drive where she took him to get his prescriptions the "scariest of his life."

Now I'm a little worried that calling her to come help him was a huge mistake!

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Oh Chris! That is funny and horrifying at the same time! I'm sure he'll be fine! He made it this far after all!

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Dang it!

It's a shame I can't see the dog when she's barking at your MIL -- sometimes, when a person has trouble getting around, a dog will bark as a way of asking, "Can I help?" When I was getting around on crutches and my brother was visiting, that's the way one of his dogs would behave each time I had to get up. (One of his other dogs would sit firmly between my feet when I was sitting and guard me from any possible threat.)

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Some things cannot be taken for granted. At one point, if we saw my dad toddling toward the bedroom, we could be sure that he was going to get where he needed to go. Not these days. I had a bad feeling when I saw him heading there earlier so I went to just make sure he actually made it into the bathroom. Instead, I found him with his underwear down, hand resting on the dresser, totally getting ready to pee on it. Fortunately, I was able to redirect him to the proper receptacle.

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Jeez, You are going to be racking up those flyer miles. Hope he heals up quickly for the sakes of everyone involved. Hopefully you'll at least get some time at home to recharge your batteries.

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Oh yes, treats are definitely being handed out at home. I'm sure Piyo will have packed on a pound or two by the time I get back.

I went to Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, FL today with diinzumo ... man that was awesome. If you ever go, take the Keeper tour, so cool!

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Honestly it's been taking up most of what I have left with the anemia and the low hemoglobin (and the 3 weeks of having my period, I've got a dr's appointment scheduled to talk about that when I get home). About once a week I've been planning outings with friends and that's been working out well. This is a rare one where I took my mom's car for the day (which is why she didn't mind).

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