Thursday

Just got home from hospital. Today went okay. She slept most of the day until around 7 p.m. Still in a lot of pain. They changed pain meds and lessened them. Her tolerance to the medicine is scary.

I want to tell you about some of the blessings we have received through this. One of her night nurses has a 24 year old daughter who was hit by a bus while on a bike last year. Her daughter had the same hip injury (did not need surgery though) and a broken right leg, so she knows exactly what to do. She has also been a help to me since she's been through this.

The team of surgeons is one of the best. We really lucked out with who was available. Liz is at Northridge Hospital where I and 40 other church members are volunteers for the Spiritual Care Department. Our church is just across the street.

Liz and I are blessed to have a lot of the same friends. I don't know of many mothers and daughters who share friends. We are also blessed to have very supportive family. We have been taking turns sitting with her.

The volunteer work I do at the Hospital is for a program called "No One Here Alone" - I work in the "No One Dies Alone". If someone is dying and family is not available, a volunteer will sit with them 24 hours a days. I have been able to inform a lot of staff about this program.

Being a volunteer and Stephen Minister, I been blessed to be able to help other people while I have been there.

Thanks for all the food, emails, phone calls. I am learning a lot during this trauma and plan to share it as time goes on.