The events at Fort Hood put me a little on edge. Rationally, I knew my son was safe on his base in California, but I still did worry some.   I have worrying about him is just one of those worries that will be a constant thing, but I will not let it become an all consuming worry.  I will keep things in perspective.  So far I have been successful.  

 Anna got a nasty cut on the underside of her right wrist last Friday.  A few months after Nick moved out, she moved into his room.  We thought we had successfully removed all his sharp objects.  He had razor knives for his models and other things.  We missed one it seems.  Anna was putting something in the top of the closet and when she did something very sharp sliced her wrist open.  Unfortunately, with it being on the underside of her wrist it bleed a great deal and I was worried with all the arteries and veins there that there could be a problem.  I took her to the emergency room and the doctor there decided that he needed to “super glue” the wound, to help it start closing.  Anna has an allergy to adhesives so she could not have a regular bandage on it.  Instead the had to put a piece of gauze on top of the wound and then wrap her wrist up.  When we got home, Anna looked around in the top of the closet to find out what it was that cut her.  She found an old arrow head that belonged to Nick.  It was very sharp and had razor like things on the side.  She gave it to my husband and he put it  up somewhere.  The “super glue” has worn off now and her wound is healing very nicely.  

From Anna Wound

From Anna Wound

From Anna Wound

My grandmother had cataract surgery yesterday. She seems to be doing well.  On the other hand, my mother is very sick.  She is having breathing problems and the doctor almost put her in the hospital.  A week from today she is supposed to leave for Israel.  It is a trip she has been looking forward to.  Most likely she will be better by then, but she knows that after you have had an acute episode of  difficult breathing, that it is very easy for it to happen again in the few weeks after you recover. She is afraid of getting on the plane and flying all that way in case she has problems and of course there is the busy sight seeing/pilgram trip she and her friends have planned for Israel.  I am pretty sure she will end up canceling her trip, she knows that is the wise thing to do.