It's Been a While

...so I thought I would write a quick update.
First, family news: my wife's mother fell at the nursing home and broke her hip. They sent her to the hospital where a blood test showed a super high platelet (sp) count (which probably means some kind of cancer) and a low hemoglobin, which means she's been losing blood. Not a good thing. She is a DNR, so the cancer thing was not (will not be) pursued, but the low hemo meant she could not have the operation that would fix her hip.
After a couple of units of blood, a weaning off of the cumidn (sp?), and by the end of the week she was ready for surgery.
Every day (she as alzheimers) we would explain the accident, why she was there, where she was, and what was going to happen. She would always say that noone had told her!
Once the new blood brought up her strength, she showed distinct signs of humor!
Well, she's back at the nursing home mending. We still have to remind her of why she's there.