Jeannie
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2007
- Messages
- 222
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 01/2008
- Country
- US
- State
- NJ
- City
- Vernon
Well, I guess it was bound to happen, my MIL fell at home Tuesday hit the back of her head and her husband found her on the floor with a large pool of blood on the floor. H called 911 and off to the hospital they went. Thank god I don't live far from the hospital so I was able to get there as the ambulance was arriving so she wouldn't be alone in the er. I was shocked when the dr. wasn't positive what to do with a person with ALS. I got firm but nice and told her she needed suction ASAP (she was bubbling out of her mouth) and Oxygen. After a cat scan and neck x-ray we were lucky to walk out with just a few staples in the back of the scalp. Very scary experience.
She fell 2x on Sunday and my SIL told me don't worry about it, then the TUesday fall, then she fell again yesterday. I would think this would send up a big signal to get the ramps up etc... and not to leave her alone, but I am just the in-law (funny I feel like the out-law). THere is so much going on I feel like i am going to crack. I don't know what I can do. A coment from one of her children made me recently feel like I am not part of the family (although I have been with my husband for close to 20years) so now I am afraid to say anything at all. Trying to keep the peace but I really can't stand people anymore.
I am so sorry to vent and probably non of this makes sense, I just feel like so much more should be done for her, but I was reminded by my sil that she is not my mother.
AHHHHHH
I just needed to vent before I explode!
I Love you all, you are the most special people that I have never met
In Friendship
Jeannie
She fell 2x on Sunday and my SIL told me don't worry about it, then the TUesday fall, then she fell again yesterday. I would think this would send up a big signal to get the ramps up etc... and not to leave her alone, but I am just the in-law (funny I feel like the out-law). THere is so much going on I feel like i am going to crack. I don't know what I can do. A coment from one of her children made me recently feel like I am not part of the family (although I have been with my husband for close to 20years) so now I am afraid to say anything at all. Trying to keep the peace but I really can't stand people anymore.
I am so sorry to vent and probably non of this makes sense, I just feel like so much more should be done for her, but I was reminded by my sil that she is not my mother.
AHHHHHH
I just needed to vent before I explode!
I Love you all, you are the most special people that I have never met
In Friendship
Jeannie