Far Away Sister

I received a call from Far Away Sister this morning. She was on her way to the hospital. Her husband had called her after he left a breakfast meeting. He didn't know where he was, he was seeing double, and his speech was slurred. She kept telling him to pull over, and he kept insisting he was fine, but he couldn't tell her where he was because he couldn't read the street signs. As his office was preparing to go out searching for him, he showed up. One of his co-workers put him in the car and took him to the hospital. He told him he had to get his laptop out of his car first.

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Far Away Sister and her family spent the day in the ER. Brother-in-law connected to the hospital's wireless and worked. They think he had a TIA. He's supposed to go to a cardiologist and a neurologist for follow up care. He's flying to the other side of the world on business on Sunday. He'll be gone for 2 weeks, and has a scuba diving trip planned for the weekend he's there. Far Away Sister is not thrilled to say the least. Brother-in-law doesn't remember anything that took place for about 90 minutes this morning. When they left the hospital, he had her drop him off at the office. He had work he wanted to get done. I'm sure it's hard on Far Away Sister, being so far away from family when something like this is going on.

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I have very carefully protected Daughter from any knowledge of this. She is talking about how Thanksgiving won't be right without her grandparents there. I don't want her to know another family member is experiencing health challenges. She's currently sleeping with her head on my shoulder. Kitten is sleeping in her lap and Cat is sleeping on the back of the couch directly behind us.

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We had her ISP meeting at the workshop today. When Case Manager told her she had the paper for her to sign about the residential waiting list, Daughter got a panic stricken look on her face. I quickly reassured her that she didn't have to move when her name came up, that we would decide together when she was ready. I think Case Manager finally understood why I turned down the opportunity she offered.

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