Tired in the right direction

[twilight33]

Grandma's making great progress, she'll move out of the ICU to a regular room tomorrow morning. Par for course with the territory of having your sternum hacked open and heart prodded there are significant pain issues but she's doing better today with those today than yesterday. Hopefully that will continue.

I've set aside my normal laissez-faire approach with my inlaws (much to my husband's surprise) and been actively talking & researching for them. As horrible as this was to happen, it has 110% confirmed that I'm supposed to be in consumer health. High quality, unbiased, accurate and applicable (i.e. not full of medspeak) health information I'm finding and providing them that the clinicians aren't is making a real difference in their confidence and reducing fear.

I'm tired with that on top of my job, making sure my husband is ok with everything & taking care of Kieran more (husband's working some overtime with FY08 budget crap) plus two major deliverables for school (Monday & tonight). It's a 'yeah I'm making a difference for good' tired though. Either that or a 'my God this has been an insane month with OMGsnowcanIgetout?/Texas/school plans upheaval/family crisis in 7 days' tired. Both?

Comments

[serenasheik.livejournal.com]

Glad she is doing better and to also hear that you are dealing with the inlaws better :)

Love you.

[sunneyone.livejournal.com]

*hugs* hang in there, babe. It's very good of you to help them understand what is going on.