The Week

January 29, 2011 kimbershome

This week has been filled with stops and starts. My mom went to the hospital on Wednesday and for 24 hours we weren’t sure what was going on. By Thursday they ruled out her heart and focused on other areas. Friday morning they determined it is a disc in her back that is putting pressure on the nerves and causing her to have heaviness in her chest and arm and tingling in her fingers. She was released Friday afternoon and is now resting at home. I spent time before and after work at the hospital each day because I felt a need to be near her physically. It wasn’t bad and it made me realize a few things about her. She is human and vulnerable. Her ways might be hurtful but it is not always intentional. She is so used to acting a certain way that she does it subconsciously not maliciously. Hopefully I’ll remember that the next time I feel slighted in some way. I’m just glad she’s going to be fine and that this episode is behind us.