(And a weighin:  Week 104, weight 242.5, gain 2 lbs - the really scheduled post for today marking two years of weighins is postponed until tomorrow.)

As I posted yesterday my sister fell and hit her head about 11 a.m.  She was in the small bathroom and her leg gave out while she was standing at the sink.  She has a bad back and few other things going on from a past accident that makes her leg weak.   She lost most of her memory and has a concussion, and the only person she remembered at first was our mom.  She didn’t remember her husband or her son (he is only about 3 years old), and thought she was in her 20’s but wasn’t sure (she is actually in her late 30s).   By afternoon she was starting to remember some things, but not all.   She remembered her first husband and thought she was still married to him and was still upset with the  “stranger” in the room - her current husband.  By early evening she had remembered everyone, and only had a few “blank” spots.  The hospital sent her home around midnight.  They don’t keep you overnight any more  for observation unless you are death’s door. 

This morning she seemed to be doing  ok, but by midmorning she totally lost her memory again and was upset because she didn’t recognize any of the strangers in the house and didn’t know where she was.  She lives with my other  sister and her husband (their  three kids), my brother and his son, my mom, and two other people all live in this small house.

A little while ago my mom called with an update. My sister still doesn’t remember much, but was asking for her grandparents.   When she was told they had died years ago she has been crying ever since and is angry no one had told her.   They are having a hard time keeping her calm and convincing her that she did know, she just doesn’t remember.

What the doctors at the ER said when they released her last night, was that this sort of confusion is to be expected.   That unless she starts throwing up or passing out, to just keep her safe and comfortable and that she will eventually get her memories back and everything will return to normal.

She has an appointment with her doctor on Monday.   I’m sure everything will eventually be ok once she recovers from the concussion.   All we can do is help her through the confusion and painful moments until she regains her memories.

Friday was just one freaky day all the way around.   Last night at 4:30 pm as I was leaving work on my way to the hospital, as soon as I got on the ramp for the highway I hit a parkling lot - traffic was at a standstill.   I knew whatever had happened had to have been really bad and must have just happened.   Sure enough within 10 minutes four ambulances and two firetrucks go by in the shoulder lane.  It took over an hour to go the length of two exits (usually only takes 10 minutes).  As I got close to where the accident happened, I started to “feel” shaky - it’s hard to explain but it’s a kinda of fluttering, fear-like, feeling that I get when I’m near the “newly” deceased, it’s sorta of like have a frantic butterfly swirling around me.  I closed my eyes for a few moments (traffic was at a stand still and my foot was firmly on the brake) and filled my heart and mind with love, calmness and white light and sent it out to who ever was need.

I don’t know any details of the accident, and didn’t see anything about it in the news later.   But as I passed it, there were over 10 police cars, two fire engines, and other road crew (the ambulances had left by then).  There were at least five cars scattered,  most crushed and in pieces, on both sides of the highway, only the middle lane was open and the officer had stopped traffic again so a tow truck could turn around to pick up one of the cars and and one of the crew was sweeping up more glass.   One of the cars had the roof complete off and the front end crushed all the way in, the front seat was covered with a yellow tarp.  The feeling was very strong when I saw the tarp.  I said a prayer as I passed for the injured and those who may have died.  

I had had a really stressful day at work.  The workload has been crazy and the computer had failed and I had to call tech help.  All afternoon I was really letting it get to me and starting to freak out a bit.  But all that seemed so unimportant now.   Life is what is important, family and your loved ones are what really matter.  In an instant a life can be ended.  In one moment, a wrong step or slip and your memories can be taken from you.    I hugged my hubby and daughter close when I got home and I am keeping everyone in my family and those in the accident in my thoughts and prayers.  

Tomorrow I’ll post the winner of the contest I am holding mentioned in the post ”What Do YOU Want To See More Of?”  Since I am postponing the announcement of the winner, the deadline is extended too until 3 a.m. tomorrow, so feel free to leave a comment there if you want to make a suggestion and enter the contest for a free blog review and permenant link (and 500 entrecard credits for entrecard members).

A HUGE thank you to everyone for their support and kind words.

Health and Happiness, Lady Rose

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