A few weeks ago my Mom was cleaning a light above the bathtub in her room and she had put a stool in the tub so she could reach it. Well, I guess getting down or out of the tub she fell and hit her head but her left arm took most of the fall. She couldn't use her arm after that and was in pain but she thought it would get better and wouldn't get it checked out, even with lots of encouragement. It's funny because when she thinks Dad needs to go to the doctor or ER, she calls me and has me talk him into it but when Dad calls me for the reverse, she won't listen. Well, when we got to Florida, a new bruise showed up and new swelling near her elbow so she said she would go to ER. Well, they took xrays and said they couldn't find any broken bones. Her arm still was not improving after all these weeks (about 3) so she called her doctor and she went to an orthopedic surgeon and her elbow is broke. The doctor told her if he would have seen her in the beginning, he would have casted her but since it has been a while and the bone isn't displaced he decided not to and she has to wear a sling when she leaves the house. She has strict orders not lift anything heavier than a feather so now Dad will be waiting on her. He has to take over the cooking details so I guess they will be eating out a lot. Mom says she will have to hire someone to clean the house but who is going to do the laundry? I don't know if Dad has ever learned how to turn on the washing machine yet. I wish I had a video camera set up in the house as this should be interesting. :-)
I'll keep you updated on her progress.
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