Update on Where I've Been

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Good morning all. I didn't mean to disappear but first things come first. My mom was a bit disoriented and took a fall Sunday evening and ended up with a big knot that opened up. So we headed to the ER to check things out. It was a good thing we did because she had some bleeding on her brain. She also required 3 stitches to close up the wound. She was admitted to ICU around 2 am. The emergency room was packed and we had to wait for a room in ER. They were lining people up in the hallway. She got bumped up because they sent her for a CT scan first. By the time she got in a room her blood pressure was sky high, so we had to get that treated and blood clotting drug to stop bleeding. She was then sent to ICU. We had another wait for a room in ICU. We finally got her settled around 2:30 am. Knowing that she would be sleeping, I decided to go home. The next day the bleeding was till happening so she stayed in ICU. Then the following morning her CT scan showed the bleeding had stopped. She was ready to go to a regular room. As the story goes, we had to wait for a room to be available in the cardiac unit. We got her settled in and when the new shift came on, they decided to move her down in front of the nurses station because of her dementia. The nurse on duty when she moved did zippo and just wanted to get off work. I was a bit ticked off. She stayed on her cell phone constantly. So I've been spending my time at the hospital. We are waiting to see what her doctor is going to do about her Afib now. Otherwise, she is ready to come home. Photo Credit: Pixabay