It is good to be home.

Good health and normalcy are, methinks, highly underrated.

Headin' home in the morning. Mom's been home since yesterday (another post later will describe how we "sprung" her from "the Home" in record time! You go mom!!!) and all is going well - 'cept my dad has a cold and a temp of 101...

Kris will be by after work and they have instructions to call ASAP if anything strange happens.

Looking forward to seeing my wonderful husband, dog Jake, Meggie, and maybe Emily if I get home in time.

It's been good to be able to be here. Thanks to all who offered up prayers, Reiki, and positive thoughts. You carried me and Mom is out of danger.

Divine Spirit is indeed good! (Ditto all my dear friends!)

Mom's amazing and is leaping towards recovery. Her hands have been swollen and extremely painful - turns out to be gout, so with meds being IV'd in she should get some relief overnight and feel much better. She might even get released from the hospital tomorrow and has agreed to go to a rehab place for a week or so to build up her strength before heading home - primarily for Dad's sake since he's coming up on 89...can't risk having him get worn down worrying about her initial recovery.

So...it appears all the prayers are being answered and the panicky little 6 year old inside of me is feeling some peace. Yes, I'm 57 years old...but she's my mama and I feel 6 and scared when she's ill. I don't expect that will ever change, huh?