intensitylisa
Cathlete
:-( Hi All! I found out Tuesday of last week that I would be starting my new position Monday April 12th, so we decided to take a mini vacation to Myrtle Beach. We went to visit my grandmother (who is 84 and I am extremely close to) before we left. She has not been doing very well as she became majorly depressed when she thought there was a chance of us moving down south and on top of that, she was not taking her antidepressants! I didn't tell her we were going on vacation because all she would do is worry. Before we left, I called my uncle and sister to make sure they checked on gram. Her balance has been way off and a few days prior to us leaving she fell and hit her head on a glass pane and broke it, but miraculously she didn't need any stitches! Anyway, I had this feeling something was going to happen to my grandmother when I left for vacation (intuition). We got down to Myrtle Beach and I did not call until Thursday, and then I found out my grandmother fell down a whole flight of stairs at her home! I was devastated and of course the guilt sank in! She is now in the hospital with the worst bruises I have ever seen! Unbelievable how purple/blue and large they are. They cover her neck, head, back and buttocks. She has a compression fracture of the vertebra. I had been wanting my grandmother to get an apartment because she would be able to associate with people, play games, etc. Also, she wouldn't have to worry about the stairs. She was very lonely at home with no one to talk with an nothing to do except worry about everything! After the hospital she will be going to a nursing home for therapy and then eventually to an apartment.
