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vintagewitch Went to see my grandma today. She is such a sweet woman, and really quite remarkable. She broke her arm in three places. Because she fell and it was several hours before she was found, quite a bit of blood pooled in her arm so now it's swollen and very, very purple. But according to my mom, that's gone down a lot and she's gaining back some of her old color. She also hit her face on the way down, so she's got a really bad black eye. The doctors say that her arm should actually heal up fairly well - the breaks are clean, and apparently the bone is still mostly in alignment, rather than shattering.
There was a steady stream of visitors all day - five people other than my mom and I came and went while I was there. I got a good hour alone with her, which very rarely happens and is nice.
I hope I can go up and see her again soon - she does so well most of the time that it's easy to forget just how old she is, and how limited our remaining time together could be. I hope she's able to gain full movement in her arm - she still cooks everything from scratch, bakes all her own bread (and the bread for many others), reads, crochets, and plays cards. She's really worried about what it could mean for her if she can't gain mobility back.
My gratitude list is pretty closely related for today:
1. I am so so so grateful that my grandmother has good medical care, and an extensive network of family and friends that can help support her.
2. I am also grateful that I live within a couple hours' drive of her, so that I could actually go see her.
3. I am grateful for my mother. She is an incredibly caring woman, and watching her help my grandma gives me new appreciation for just how loving and wonderful she is.
My pride list is mostly related to school:
1. I am proud of myself for managing my anxiety this week. Holy wow it's been stressful, but I somehow managed to be present for family and get my things done and sorted and move along for grad school.
2. I am proud of how I finished up my first week of grad school. It was hard at the start, but I'm feeling much more confident now after speaking with my academic adviser.
3. Milestones. Just gonna recognize how much work it's taken to get here.
There was a steady stream of visitors all day - five people other than my mom and I came and went while I was there. I got a good hour alone with her, which very rarely happens and is nice.
I hope I can go up and see her again soon - she does so well most of the time that it's easy to forget just how old she is, and how limited our remaining time together could be. I hope she's able to gain full movement in her arm - she still cooks everything from scratch, bakes all her own bread (and the bread for many others), reads, crochets, and plays cards. She's really worried about what it could mean for her if she can't gain mobility back.
My gratitude list is pretty closely related for today:
1. I am so so so grateful that my grandmother has good medical care, and an extensive network of family and friends that can help support her.
2. I am also grateful that I live within a couple hours' drive of her, so that I could actually go see her.
3. I am grateful for my mother. She is an incredibly caring woman, and watching her help my grandma gives me new appreciation for just how loving and wonderful she is.
My pride list is mostly related to school:
1. I am proud of myself for managing my anxiety this week. Holy wow it's been stressful, but I somehow managed to be present for family and get my things done and sorted and move along for grad school.
2. I am proud of how I finished up my first week of grad school. It was hard at the start, but I'm feeling much more confident now after speaking with my academic adviser.
3. Milestones. Just gonna recognize how much work it's taken to get here.
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Date: 2015-09-06 10:34 pm (UTC)And your family is in my thoughts. I wish your gram a speedy recovery