Archive for April, 2009

mother in the hospital

Monday, April 13th, 2009

My sister called 911 on Friday because my mother was in a lot of pain, so much she was throwing up. She was in the ER for a bit, then was sent home (cheap bastards) and told to go to an urgent care. Then on Saturday my father took her to a different hospital and she has been there ever since. She had surgery this morning. She’s supposed to be there for a couple more days if she continues to get better.

It’s horrible seeing my usually active mother this way. Seeing her after the surgery was hard, I’ve never seen her so helpless. She couldn’t even drink water, somebody has to get something, moisten it, and put it into her mouth. She was running a fever when I left and I hope it’s just the usual after-surgery shock to the body and not a sign of something more serious.

There was no Easter (definitely not, since she can’t be a part of it).

Let’s wish for a speedy recovery for her. :)

going back to school!

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

On April 11th I go back to school. Not university since I’m graduating in May (still nervous about the actual ceremony!). This is going to be a 15 week course that will supposedly land me a job. I really want to start working again but I know I’ll have to ease myself into it before going full out. So, it’s going to be pharmacy tech, 15 weeks, then 120 hours of clinical. The only downside is that the school is an hour away and at 8:30am. Ugh. I plan on going to sleep ultra-early the day before and taking sleeping pills (full dose, not half strength) to ensure I don’t stay awake looking at the ceiling.

So, I’m relieved that I’m going to be doing something productive again. I tell myself it’s only 15 weeks, which isn’t bad. Clinicals can be arranged to be a lot closer to where I live so that’s not an issue. I’m nervous but I think this will be a good change. I know I dropped out of the workforce against my wishes (had to do with medical insurance, which I couldn’t not have, and my disability) but I really want to try to get back into it. If I fail the first time, I’ll try again, again, etc.

Wish me luck! :D