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Why I'm in Georgia
Nov. 10th, 2021 08:17 pmMom's in the hospital. She thought she had food poisoning -- and may yet be right about that -- but there was all sorts of effluvia at various points today. I tried to call her doctor's office to see if they had an appointment they could give her, but the nurse said she needed to go to the emergency room.
The thing is, I'd answered the phone. The nurse said, "she needs to go to the emergency room." Imagine our surprise when another voice chimed in with, "I will not. I don't need to." The nurse then tentatively asked, "Is that Fabi's mom?"
Mom was mortified for about five seconds because she assumed it was Sis on the line. Anyway, the nurse convinced her to go. I got her there. 7 hours later they admitted her.
She has a massive infection which they think is a UTI. The chances are reasonable that the infection caused her various issues, but it could be that there was food poisoning as a proximate cause.
Sis was very relieved that I was available. This is why I gave up my job. The irony is, I had a job interview scheduled for this afternoon, but the interviewer had to reschedule at the last minute which left me free to get Mom to the hospital.
The thing is, I'd answered the phone. The nurse said, "she needs to go to the emergency room." Imagine our surprise when another voice chimed in with, "I will not. I don't need to." The nurse then tentatively asked, "Is that Fabi's mom?"
Mom was mortified for about five seconds because she assumed it was Sis on the line. Anyway, the nurse convinced her to go. I got her there. 7 hours later they admitted her.
She has a massive infection which they think is a UTI. The chances are reasonable that the infection caused her various issues, but it could be that there was food poisoning as a proximate cause.
Sis was very relieved that I was available. This is why I gave up my job. The irony is, I had a job interview scheduled for this afternoon, but the interviewer had to reschedule at the last minute which left me free to get Mom to the hospital.
