One of the more difficult days

huh.. you can back date entries.  This will be fun exploring all the 6.0 changes.

I should back date this as it’s about yesterday.

Though one of the longest ever, it went by so fast.

My 78 year old mother had serious heart surgery yesterday.  6 surgeons, Pre-Op started at 7:00 am and she was up to ICU by 6:30 pm.  They laproscopically went through her neck and moved 2 of the major arteries coming out of the top of her heart, bypassed and stented and generally worked miracles to quell the major anuerysm the size of lemon at the arch of one those arteries.

My father was wrecked by the time we could see her again in ICU.  So far she is doing well.  My sister is here, thank God.  My father flew her here.  I had to note that as it means so much.  I grieve the loss of my other sister for him.

I have to repeat what your father said Cat.  "Growing old ain’t for sissies".

I’m working in a skilled nursing facility which generally includes end of life illnesses for the very old, and some not so old.  Although I’m only 48 now, I’m finding that life really is fragile.

I’m grateful I didn’t lose my mommy yesterday.