Is there some kinda law of physics.....

[Uben]

...that make cancer patients susceptible to bad luck? Lord, what a day!

Last night was another poop storm for Carol, up every hour to the potty. Nothing much more than Ensure and water, so I'm guessing you gals know what I'm talking about. Two nights in a row, no sleep for me.....again. I had planned to put Carol in an assisted living facility today for a few days so I could get caught up on my sleep. Expensive, but much needed. So, we had to go to the hospital for a blood draw this morning, which is a pretty good task as she is so weak. I was dreading it after another sleepless night.

Around 5 am this morning, Carol was having difficulty breathing. I was concerned, and thinking about calling an ambulance to take her to the ER, but she thought we should give it a little while to see if it would get better. I was checking in on her every 10 minutes or so to make sure she was okay. In between, I was emailing a friend of hers to tell her of the plan. Then, about 6 am, I heard a thud....Carol had gotten out of bed..on her own...and fell. She had fractured her shoulder! There was no way I was getting her up, so I called 911 and it was off to the hospital. They immobilized it and now we have to go see an orthopedic surgeon.

SO, I called a wheelchair van to take her to the assisted living facility and got her set up there for a few days so I could get some rest. I guess there is really no way one person can give 24/7 care. Now, this complicates everything. I could barely handle her by myself before this, and now, it will be even more difficult.

There is so much more to the events that happened today, but I'm not a novelist. Suffice it to say ....it sucked.