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Catchy title eh?

I just thought I'd stop by and leave a big friendly hellooooo to you!

I heard through the grapevine that you've had a bit of a scare. I hope everything is alright

If you feel like chatting and I'm online please don't hesitate to call (can't think of an appropriate word for h2g2 as it's two in the morning but you know what I mean)!

I like that title!It certainly got my attention!

Thanks for leaving me such a sweet message, ff!
Yeah, I was having some difficulties on Friday night when my mum suddenly couldn't remember who I was and started acting agitated and confused. I had just woken her up from a nap before going out to the cinema. It was noticeable immediately to me that she was having symptoms of an impending stroke. So I called the ambulance, tried my best to calm her down and gathered all her pertinent medical info papers.
She was aggressively treated for her stroke symptoms with strong medications. She then had an adverse reaction to some of the drugs and started thrashing violently about. The nurses were about to restrain her by tying her down to the bed but I knew that would upset her further so I actually had to talk her down while physically pinning her down. Now that I think about it, it really did look like something I would do in a wicked 'Last One to Post Here Wins' post.
Anyway, I kept that up for roughly 12 hours and she finally drifted off to sleep.
Yesterday, I found out from her doctors that she wouldn't need the brain surgery that they had been discussing earlier as treatment for some hematomas they found in an x-ray. Funnily enough, the hematomas were not visible at all in a later CT scan. They seemed to have mysteriously vanished! All concerned were very happy and relieved.
My mum will be needing lots of new medications and some therapy to work on some cognitive skills but she's coming out of this ordeal better off than was first diagnosed by her medical team.

It looks like everythings going to turn out alright after all. I'm more than a little tired but that's quite easily remedied!

Thanks for your friendly concern, pal!
It brightened my day and reminded me of how fortunate I am to belong to such a vibrant and caring community here on h2g2.

I'm very glad to hear that your mom is better than they thought she would be. That is great!

Leaving you a little message was the least I could do after seeing the kind of thoughtful and caring posts you leave for others on this site. (Even ones you've just met!) You are one of the people that make this such a vibrant and caring community!

Thanks JEllen!

Hi ff!

I just came online and wanted to make sure that you and the bunnies are doing all right!
Funerals bring so many emotions into play...and all at the same time. Your ex teacher's service today sounded very touching and a nice tribute by people who loved him well. You seemed to have had quite an experience today with memories and acquaintances from the past. Trying to assimilate all of the different feelings and relating to them can be a bit unsettling but strangely grounding. Retrospective thoughts sometimes can make one's decisions about the future a bit clearer. You know where you've gone,who you've evolved to be and perhaps these snippets of scenes from your past can give you a fuller picture of just what you might want to do with your life...
I sort of went through the same thing a few weeks ago when one of my best friends passed away in London. I was set on going to England to care for him before he died of inoperable cancer but my mum's hospitalisation changed all of that, and I knew I needed to stay in California.
When he did pass on rather suddenly after speaking to me on the telephone and assuring me that he wanted me to stay close to home for my mum, I was caught in the position of not being able to go to his funeral service. As a matter a of fact, I was scheduled to perform in a Bach concert in Seattle the very day of his service. Talk of being conflicted!
Wondrously, a calm came over me , because I suddenly quite firmly knew that he would have wanted me to go ahead with the music that I loved and to remember him in so doing. And it did work out that way!
The concert was an absolute joy and I felt very strangely yet familiarly close to him as I dedicated the performance to him. There was purpose in what I was doing and any conflicting feelings were far away from the present.
I know you're in the intricate process of discerning your future, ff. I wish for you all the clarity of vision and strength of support by the love that surrounds you now to be confident in what lies ahead! You've got all it takes to do what will inevitably most fulfill you.

I've not been posting to Terri's or your threads lately because I'm taking care of my mum who came out of the hospital last week. It can be pretty involving being a full time caretaker but my mum seems to be getting stronger everyday and she's happy to be home for the holidays.

Just wanted you to know that I've been following your posts and have been thinking of you along the way.
Take care and know that you're cared about by your hootoo friends!

What can I say to all that?
You're wonderful.

I'm very happy that your mom is getting better. I can only imagine how stressful it must be to take care of her fulltime. It's great that you're able, especially over the holidays. She's very lucky to have you to help her.

Manys!