this... wasn't in the manual

[thelibraniniquity]

Mum was taken to hospital last night after falling and breaking her foot. She's had surgery to put one toe back into place and to shore up another fracture, but she's going to be off her feet for at least three weeks, and unable to drive until Christmas. Post-op it's looking like she might not get full mobility back for a year!

We're mostly just glad it's nothing worse than some bone breakages at the moment, although it does mean the following: Other Sister, as the only one of us with a driver's license, is now designated family driver until further notice, and judging by the amount of driving she's had to do in the last 18 hours alone, it's going to be a long two months for her. It also means that I've got to pick up the slack at work big time - one of the perils of being self-employed, which we both are, is that there's no contingency in place for disease or injury. If you don't work, there's no money, simple as. I've got to take Littlest Sister up to London tomorrow to get a coach to Swansea (thankfully I'm not going with her, which was what it looked like was happening two days ago) so she can spend the rest of half term with her dad, and when I get back from that 5 hour round trip I've arranged for a crash course in everything that so far at work I've not had or been able to do. The first of several, no doubt, but I'll get there in the end. I'll have to.

All going well, Mum will be discharged tomorrow, and then we'll have a clearer idea of her condition, and where to go from there.

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[wihluta.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sounds awful! I'm sending good vibes to you and your family and hope all goes as well as it can!

*hugs*

[thelibraniniquity]

Thank you! She's out of hospital now (and already trying not to kill her own mum, who's gleefully stepped up as primary caregiver) and her spirits are pretty good so far, which is awesome :)

Apparently she got in trouble with the nurses for trying to organise having her sewing machine brought onto the ward! And is now trying to work out how to operate it with her dominant foot plastered and elevated.

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Erk. Best wishes to your mum. And damn, I feel for you with all the hard work that awaits. :oS

[thelibraniniquity]

Thank you! It's going to be a tough couple of months, no doubt about it, but I've got my first crash course in full-on curtain stuffs tomorrow after the shop closes, and from there it's a case of building my confidence and picking up the new skills where needed.

Mum's already planning ways around the doctor's orders and plastered leg to make sure work doesn't come to a complete standstill, so as long as her physical recovery goes as planned, we're cautiously optimistic about things in the long run :)

[explodedpen.livejournal.com]

Oh noes!!

Well that just sucks big time :( Tell your mum I hope her foot heals quickly! (from experience I know casts are just not fun)

Call me if you want to chat :)Or you know, I'll be around online :)

[thelibraniniquity]

I will! I'm hoping to get over to see her later, so I'll at least have some first hand idea of how she's getting on.

And I definitely will, thanks :)