This Stage in Life: Glad I was at Mom's House

Good I was visiting with mom and at her house because mom decided to make the last day of my stay very exciting by falling down the last couple of steps in the basement and breaking her hip! I was upstairs laying on the bed, trying to take a nap and sort of dozing on and off. I do remember hearing some kind of bump or something but when nothing came after it I didn't pay attention. I don't know how long after that -- maybe 10-15 minutes -- I did get up and started down the stairs and heard mom calling out for me. I ran down to the main floor, looked for her but couldn't find her. Then I saw the basement door was open and the light was on. I looked down and there was my poor mother at the bottom of the stairs in a bad way. Of course she was trying to do to much as she always does, went down for some pots or something for the evenings festivities, and fell as she started back up. I ran to call 911 then went down to try to comfort her as best I could but it was obvious she was in a lot of pain. It was lot more serious and unnerving than it sounds as I recount it but the EMS folks got her out of the basement and over to LaGrange where she stayed for a few hours before being transferred to Good Samaritan. I know she is going to hate me for putting these next photos up but, so be it.

Not at all happy laying, still, on the backboard as she gets buckled up for her transfer.

Bedded down at Good Samaritan. This is about 7 hours after the fall and the break hasn't been tended to at all -- surgery the next morning -- and she's already showing a smile :) I had to leave town the next day but mom went in for her surgery and I checked in on the way home. As she has in the past, she was a trooper and of course everyone on staff loved her... just sorry she was hurt and in the hospital. The following shots where taken during her recovery.