Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Daughter is Home!

My daughter came home, safely, on Sunday night.  Her trip down was delayed by a couple of hours because first, her friend who was giving her a ride discovered that one of the car tires had a puncture and needed to have it repaired and then, got caught in traffic on his way to pick her up as another car had overturned on the road and, although no one was badly injured, there was quite a traffic jam as a result.  She got home around 9:00 p.m.

I spent a productive day on Sunday while I waited for my daughter to come home.  I changed the sofa dust sheets and did a load of laundry in the morning, picked up the groceries at noon, and spent the afternoon tidying my bedroom (the dresser top and the top of my desk aren't completely cleared, but, they have been tidied and dusted), remaking my daughter's bed, and cooking dinner (daughter had asked for chicken curry and rice and I made sauteed asparagus to go with them).  

Monday morning was spent doing tasks on the "honey do" list I had prepared for my daughter!  I needed her help with quite a few tasks around the house and with my phone and computer.  We found out that the reason I couldn't change the ink cartridges in the printer was because the printer itself was broken!  Daughter ordered a new printer and will set it up for me before she leaves.  The reason I couldn't text a new contact I had added to my phone was because I had unintentionally clicked on the email button, so while I could call that person, I couldn't text her!  Daughter cleared that and added a few other contacts to my phone list for me.  The big screw nail that I had found under the table had fallen from the leg of one of the chairs (and not the table as I had initially thought - daughter crawled under the table and fixed the chair leg for me).  

While all that went went, there was a moment of panic when I couldn't find two documents I knew I had received and I had put aside!  They weren't in the places where I had placed them!  Did I accidentally toss them when I was sorting through my papers?  Did they fall into the bag with the recycling that I had already dumped in the recycling bin?  Had I put them somewhere else?  Eventually, we found both documents - they had fallen behind a piece of furniture!  Whew!  Those documents were dealt with and I have them both securely tucked away where they should be kept!  

Afterwards, we had leftovers for brunch.

We relaxed in the afternoon and watched a short video together, then, watched the evening news.  Daughter did the litter box and I took the trash bins to the end of the driveway to be collected in the morning and walked for 10 minutes.  

A short time later, we received a phone call from the daughter of one of my friends.  My friend was in the hospital, unresponsive, and the doctors had said that if she didn't show any improvement by morning there wasn't much they could do for her; could we come to the hospital?  Yes, of course we could.  We put on our N95 masks and daughter drove us to the hospital.  My friend was hooked up to all kinds of machines and fitted with a big oxygen mask.  She was restless, pulling at the various tubes and the oxygen mask.  When I approached the bed and spoke to her she opened her eyes but didn't say anything. I held her hand and said some prayers for her and it might have been a coincidence, but, her condition seemed to improve!  Her pressure came down, her heart rate which had been high came down and her blood oxygen levels increased to the point where she was taken off the big mask and a smaller one was placed.  Earlier, she had not been able to breathe well with the smaller mask.  A little while later, my friend smiled at me and said something which sounded a lot like, "Thank you".  Then, she fell into a natural sleep.  My daughter and I stayed at the hospital for a few hours and came home.  

I had planned to cook the salmon for dinner, but, it was past 10:00 p.m. when we left the hospital, so we stopped to get some hamburgers and fries on the way home.  

Today, I am grateful for:
- The power of prayer
- Having my daughter home
- Being able to be there for my friend and her daughter
- Finding the documents I thought I had misplaced
- A safe drive to the hospital and back

Today's joyful activity was being able to be present for my friend and her family.

Plans for tomorrow include my eye appointment at noon.  The rest of the day's activities will depend on how soon the dilation in my eyes wear off!  But, I do plan to cook the salmon, tomorrow.  

26 comments:

  1. I chuckled at your "honey do list" for your daughter. It's wonderful that she is there for a week long visit with you. Comforting news about your friend settling into a restful sleep - prayers do work.

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    1. Ha, ha, every time I told her, "I need you to help me with x, y, z", she'd say write it down, so, I did! :D I'm loving the fact that she is here. Thank you, Mary-Lou; prayers do work, don't they?

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  2. Gratitude indeed for the power of prayer ❤️🙏❤️🙏

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  3. How wonderful Bless that your were able to give your friend some peace. And I'm so happy that your daughter was able to be with your during this difficult time.

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    1. Thank you, June. I had an update from my friend's daughter this morning; her condition hasn't improved, but, she is still breathing on her own.

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  4. Woo hoo! Daughter being home is the best Thanksgiving gift ever. SOn3 and DIL 3 will be here late this afternoon!

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    1. Yes, it is! I hope your Son3 and DIL3 will have a safe journey and I know you will all have a wonderful Thanksgiving together. :)

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  5. How lovely that your daughter is home with you again and that she has been able to help you sort out some of the printer and phone issues.

    I do hope your friend is going to be okay. Is it A? Whoever it is, I'm sure your prayers helped and provided much comfort for your friend and her daughter.

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    1. It is, indeed, lovely to have my daughter home again! I feel very inept when it comes to figuring out technology; having her help is a blessing!
      Thank you, Eileen; yes, it is A.

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  6. I’m so thankful your daughter got home safely and she has been able to help you with a few things. Praying your friend continues to improve. ♥️

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    1. Thank you, Mandy; it's a blessing to have my daughter home for Thanksgiving. :)

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  7. How wonderful your daughter is there. I hope she has a good visit and gets all the things on your 'do' list done! You are a blessing to your friend, calming her during her distress. I hope you have a good Thanksgiving.

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    1. Thank you, Celie; it's lovely to have my daughter home for the week! It's a blessing for me to be there to help my friend and her family during this time. I hope that you, too, will have a good Thanksgiving. :)

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  8. Ah yes, L told me the other day that it is Thanksgiving on Thursday. I thought to myself that your daughter must be coming home soon. Glad she is safely installed and you are getting through the to-do list!
    I'm glad you were available for your friend, and able to comfort her at such an awful time. I sincerely hope your prayers will be answered.

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    1. Yes, she's home and I'm very glad to be spending Thanksgiving together. It's a blessing to be there for my friend and her family and thank you for your well wishes.

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  9. Oh Bless, I'm so glad you were able to see your friend and to help her.
    No matter what happens, it must feel good that you were able to do that.

    Welcome home to your daughter! I'm glad she had a safe journey even if it was delayed.
    I laughed at the honey-do list for her. lol
    She is quite handy and got all her tasks taken care of didn't she?

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    1. Thank you, Debra. I visited my friend, today, too, and it was a blessing to be able to do so.
      Thank you for the welcome home to my daughter! I'm so happy that she was able to make it home. Yes, she's done all the tasks on the 'honey do' list - or, will have done, once the new printer is set up (it arrived today, but, we were too tired to get it set up).

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  10. Glad your daughter made it home safely and she is able to help with some things off your list. I hope she has a lovely visit and you both have a lovely time.

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    1. Thank you, Sharon; spending Thanksgiving with her is something I look forward to. :)

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  11. Friends who are there for us, are special indeed. Lovely that you are that friend :)

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    1. Thank you, Ratnamurti. It's a blessing to be there for my friend.

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  12. You must have been relieved when your daughter finally arrived, and what a good thing you both stay up late anyway, as she still needed to eat and have a lovely long chat with you! Great that she could help with so many useful things. I'm sorry that A is in hospital but your prayers made a difference and she responded to you. I'll pray for her too.
    We had our flu shots today. The arm is more tender than it was for the Covid booster last week, but it will go. We are happy to get them all done.

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    1. I was very relieved when my daughter arrived, safe and sound, Bushlady; yes, we are both night owls, so that worked out well. :D
      Thank you for your prayers on behalf of A, Bushlady. I visited her today, too, and, once again, prayed for her. Then, her family prayed the Rosary and we all sang Amazing Grace. I believe it did have a positive effect on her because she became responsive for a short period of time, afterwards. They are taking things one hour at a time as she is receiving end-of-life care.
      I'm glad you got your flu shots, as well. Hope the soreness in the arm will go away, in a day or two. My daughter and I both felt the flu shots more than the Covid boosters, this time around!

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  13. Oh, how lovely, your daughter is home again. You must be so happy to have her to stay for a while (and make herself useful in the process ;))
    And I'm so relieved you could be there for your friend. Her daughter must have been reassured that you could spend some time with her. I hope she feels more rested now.
    Xx

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    1. Thank you, Jules; it's a blessing to have my daughter home with me this week.
      It's a blessing, too, to be able to be there for my friend and her family. My friend's daughter texted me, today, too, and asked if I could visit, saying her mom is calmer when I am there!

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