Road Trip

It hasn't been going so well for Mom. At first, the pulled muscle in her back seemed to be getting better. Then she stopped taking the ibuprofen, and the pain got beyond her. So my brother took her to the ER where they gave her a pain med that made her start throwing up. Three days later she was still throwing up. Bummer.

My sister went out to help, and long story short, Mom lost a lot of weight and muscle tone and started having trouble navigating on her own. Jan has been with her for awhile. I offered to come out, but Jan told me not to. Then I found out one of my other sisters was going to come stay with Mom, but Jan still told me not to come as Mom was not up to it.

Well, phooey on that. I have no access to Mom via phone or email and I am concerned. I decide to take a day trip and check in on her. Besides, Kiel needs to have the starter in his car fixed by the mechanic in Ballston Spa and I would like to see my grandson Ramseyes and my son and his wife. We pile into Kiel's car and head out.

I take the back seat. I haven't been in the backseat of his or my car in eons. Its not so bad except for the sun beating on my head. I would have like to have left a bit earlier in the morning, but the boys just couldn't seem to get their act together. Anyway, we finally got there around 2. Kiel dumped me off at Marks and I spent some time with Ramseyes who was full of energy.

He seemed happy enough, and we played a bit. It was nice to chat with Faith and catch up a bit over a hamburg and soda. As soon as Kiel's car was fixed, we headed for Lake George. Mom was just finishing dinner and seemed happy to see us. We talked for a bit and she told me how the whole thing had happened.

We only stayed an hour. I didn't want to tire Mom. It was nice to see my sister from California. We don't often get to chat either. After a quick stop at Martha's ice cream place, we jumped back on the thruway and headed home, getting back after midnight. Well worth the travel to see Mom and encourage her to hang in there. These set backs can take a long time to recover from, but eventually things improve.

Besides, what is Labor Day without a bit of labor?