My mom left the hospital on Sat August 7th, 2010. She went to my brother Mike and sister in-law Lisa's house for a few days. I went to their house in the afternoon after mom took a nap. It was nice knowing she was out of the hospital. That evening my mom was surprised by our friend Paul Raymond who flew in from Florida. She started to cry and hugged him tightly.
Paul came to our house in the late 1970's to swim with my brother and the Mission Viejo Nadadores swim team. At the time they were the best team in the United States. Paul and my brother Jim would get up early in the morning and swim and weight train for 2-3 hours then head to school and after school back to the pool for another 2-3 hours of training.
Paul left and went back home to go to college. Then he returned to my mom's house in the mid 1980's. When Paul arrived he was a little heavier and had longer hair. You see Paul has had a couple near death experiences. One on a electric skate board when he crashed and was in a coma for 9 days and the other a year later he was swimming in the ocean and passed out.
Paul brought a lot of light to the house that day. That evening my brother Mike and Paul barbaqued steaks and halibut. Lisa made some awesome scalloped potatoes and corn on the cob. It was a delicious meal. Mom even was eating and before this the only thing she could get down was juice, smoothies and ice cream shakes. It was nice to see her eat food.
We all sat around and talked about the past and enjoyed each others company. It was a lot of excitement for my mom after being in the hospital for 40 days. But I think it gave her a glimpse of the people that Love her and are thankful she has been a part of their life. You see my mom has done alot for her kids and many other people and she is loved very much.
Hi Lynn,
ReplyDeleteWhile working on my computer, I put your Mom’s name into Google and read your posts. I found them very interesting. I am glad to hear that as one of your goals when you returned to CA, was to do nice things for your Mom.
I always found your Mom to be a very hospitable person when I visited CA or IL. She was a lot of fun to be around and I remembered when she visited PA.
I read with interest of your Mom’s fall. My Mom (Aunt Betty) had a fall in 2006. She fell into the street as a result of uneven pavement. My Mom turned every color under the rainbow. I had to call a number of hospitals as noone knew where she was taken. My Mom also looked like she had been in a fight and lost. I remember seeing pictures of Aunt Beverly. She too, had black & blue eyes.
After talking to Karen, Lyden earlier this year, I called your Mom. So glad I did. We had a nice conversation.
My condolences on the passing of your Mom.
Love your cousin-Diane Platt