Real Life Interferes With Sewing Plans Again

January 24, 2010 2:00 pm Belinda random thoughts on life, sewing

Unfortunately, real life has decided to throw another curve ball.  I had hoped and planned to sew, but about nine days ago, my mom was sent to the hospital with pneumonia.   She is still there and still on IV antibiotics.  Unfortunately, she will seem to get better for a day or two and then have another major set back.  She is extremely weak and tired and just hasn’t recovered enough to get up and move enough to regain some strength.  My mom is 83 years old so this is very hard on her, and of course, I’m exhausted as well.  It’s hard to watch your parent decline and it’s especially hard when they are ill.

A few days ago, I did manage to get some hand sewing done, but this past week has been a difficult one.  My mom will be fever free for a few days and then she’ll have fever for another day or two.  It doesn’t help that she is getting very little sleep.  Not sleeping well is going to make it harder for her to heal.

I’ll update as I can and when Real Life settles down again, I’ll try to get back to blogging about sewing–and do some sewing as well.

Happy Sewing to you all!

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6 Responses

  1. Alma :

    Date: January 25, 2010 @ 1:17 am

    Belinda,
    Sadly, you are now deep in “real life”. It takes courage not to get depressed in such circumstances, but at 83 your Mom is fighting an uphill battle. I will remember you in my thoughts and prayers to get you through this upset with your Mom’s health.

  2. Belinda :

    Date: January 25, 2010 @ 2:00 pm

    Thank you so much, Alma. I have been down this road many times before because my dad was in and out of hospitals before he passed away a little over six years ago. He had a different type of pneumonia than my mom, but I do know how difficult this particular illness is on the elderly. I have jokingly told the nurses that I could probably tell them things that they didn’t know. The nurses are great, but they’re all very young.

    I am also an only child so the care of my mom all falls on my shoulders. However, as I said, I “know the drill” so I just carry on each day. :)

    I really do appreciate your kind thoughts. :)

  3. don_mae :

    Date: January 26, 2010 @ 10:47 pm

    I can only imagine what you are going through. Scared and not sure what the next minute will bring. Being an only child must have its rewards. You are one of the strongest people I know. Hang in there. Do some hand sewing. Work on a granny square while at the hospital. Just to keep your mind on something else. Bless you. You are always in my thoughts.

  4. Belinda :

    Date: January 28, 2010 @ 1:41 pm

    Thank you, Donna! You are one of my dearest friends and I always appreciate your support. Sometimes being an only child has its rewards, but in this case, it would be nice to have supportive siblings. However, I’ve seen and heard siblings fight about parents’ care so at least I don’t have that to deal with, too. Sewing just isn’t an option right now due to time, but I think my mom is improving and my guess is that she will move into some type of rehab setting by next week (if there’s no other set back) and that will give me a little more “free time”.

  5. Judah :

    Date: February 6, 2010 @ 6:57 pm

    Keeping you in my prayers, Toadycritter. You love your Mom and time with her, no matter how it is spent, is always precious and to be treasured. I know you know that. Stay with the moment despite the anguish and hardship just for now. Later the moments will truly be gold.

  6. Belinda :

    Date: February 8, 2010 @ 2:16 am

    Thank you, Judah! Yes, I do know that right now I need to enjoy the time I have with my mom. Since she has moved to the rehabilitation hospital, things seem to be slowly improving. She had therapy yesterday, but today was a “visiting day”. Tomorrow, she’ll begin more intensive therapy to help her regain her strength and mobility.