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Crisis III: The Big One

New mid-week post on Daughter on Duty.

We got home from the hospital Friday morning and were met by the hospice intake nurse. Mama, after just two days, three nights in hospital the second time (eight days the first time), was pretty strong and doing well. Maybe she got cocky? Not like her. Maybe she was confused? Clearly. I don’t know, but she fell.

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Gretchen Staebler

I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storywriter, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer. Check out my website (and my memoir) at www.gretchenstaebler.com.

One thought on “Crisis III: The Big One”

  1. Gretchen, so very sorry that your mom has injuries. To not be able to be independent at least to the degrees she has become comfortable with, may be a big trial for her, thus for you and other caregivers. Utilize all the services you can! You need your time away, especially with your darling grandsons! What a blessing our grands are!! 💕

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