Mom and Dad came down to our place for a lovely Thanksgiving dinner, but early Friday morning, during a groggy trip to the bathroom, Mom fell and broke her right arm just above the elbow. She was taken to the E.R. and after an x-ray it was determined that the break required surgery, so she has been in the hospital all weekend.
She is in surgery at St. Vincent's as I write this, and should be out around 4 PM. The doc said that the surgery would be low-risk, but she'll need about two weeks of recovery before her arm can begin physical therapy without a cast or splint of some sort. This is going to make it difficult for Dad to help Mom around the house, but the splint they are going to use is designed to be rugged and used as a place to grip someone. She has been doing well getting around her hospital room so hopefully that will translate well when she is released to go home.
More as I learn it.
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