Day 1...

On Monday May 2, 2011 I was going about my normal routine which included stopping by Grandma's to put her contact in. As I got in the car to leave I looked in the rear view mirror and noticed I didn't like my hair. I went back into the house fussed with it a bit and tried on 3-4 different hats before I finally decided to just deal with it and off I went... Nothing out of the ordinary... As I approached Grandma's house I called her to let her know I was on my way. Usually I wake her up but this morning was unusual, the phone went to the answering machine I didn't think too much about it until I pulled on to her street. That was when I saw my absolute worst fear, Grandma laying helpless on the garage floor. Luckily she had only been there a few minutes and she was very coherent. After getting help from some workers down the street they put her in a chair and I let her calm down before making any rash decisions. She was bleeding from her left arm and her right leg. Then she started complaining that her left leg hurt. She tried to convince me that she was ok to walk inside. I let her try to get up with her walker but she quickly learned it was not going to happen.

I called 911 and while they were in route I prepped Mom and Aunt Donna about her condition. The paramedics arrived and boy we were they cute! They were so gentle and kind with Grandma I was really impressed. I talked to Joyce since she was supposed to take Grandma to an appointment and let her know what was going on. Once we arrived at the hospital they immediately did Xray's and determined that she had indeed broken her hip. The doctor informed me that they were going to need to transfer her to Irvine where they had the Orthopedic Specialties. Now that I had a diagnosis it was time to call mom and Aunt Donna to let them know they needed to get here. That was a very difficult call to make, here my mom and dad are up north taking care of my Grandpa and I am suppose to be taking care of Grandma. Now look what happens!  They were able to coordinate their flights to arrive at John Wayne within a half hour of each other. Meanwhile Joyce and Becky came to the Lakeview ER to wait with me! What a blessing that was. I don't know how I would have gotten through that without them.

At 3:00 we were finally on our way to Irvine. The ambulance took her and got her all set up in her room. When I got there she seemed very lethargic and a bit delusional. (from the pain meds I think) I fed her dinner and stayed until Andy came so that I could go pick up the girls from the airport.

At 8:00 Donna arrived and Mom followed at 8:30. It was so comforting to have them home and to know we were no longer fighting this alone! Grandma was very happy to see both of them that evening. Before we left we were informed that surgery was scheduled for 9am. I talked to the Ortho on the phone and she explained the surgery and what was involved. She was going to have Hemiarthroplasty what that means is that she broke the stem and ball and that they will be replacing just that portion. There are risks involved however without the surgery she would never walk again. So surgery it is! Bright and Early!!

Each day I am going to write seperatly so bare with me.

I will leave you with a cute picture... Can't wait to have margaritas with her again soon!!!!

I Love you Grandma!
Kristi