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So, I've been a bit occupied recently because following my mother having a stroke in February (and my younger brother having one at Easter) my mother has had an even bigger health scare that resulted in her needing a pacemaker, as an emergency, fitted last week. I was nearly on a plane back to the UK at one point.
However, now I'm apparently unsympathetic.
Her complaint at the moment is that I'm not being sympathetic because I don't see what the problem is with her never being able to lift the mobile phone to her left ear again. (Point to note: she doesn't lift her mobile or the landline to her ear anyhow, she always puts it on speaker phone so any conversation with her is a conversation with her and my step-father.)
I'm serious, that's her current "complaint". I did point out that in the great scheme of things, having a heart beating properly was probably more useful than lifting the phone to her left ear. I got a long hesitation, and then "well when you put it like that". That's me in trouble.
So she went on to how she couldn't wash her hair for the next 6 weeks. I regretfully asked why... because she always uses 2 hands to put the shampoo on what's left of her hair! You can guess the rest...
I could list the other things she can't do for the next 6 weeks, but she doesn't do them anyway! (Push or lift the hoover, change the bedding, put clothes in the washing machine/ tumble drier and so on.)
Seriously, I just don't get it. I've been there I couldn't use either arm to even feed myself or lift a drink to my lips 5 years ago when my neck collapsed and I needed life saving surgery and was told to write a "living will". (And no, they didn't come out and I heard very little from her as well. Similarly when I was on a respirator in ICU for 12 days, 6 years ago. )
I don't see what the issue is but that's me. My mum is exact opposite.
I mean, what's it matter which ear you have to use to listen to someone on the phone (remember: speaker phone! ) compared to being alive? (Just for reference I lift the phone to my right ear.)
<rant over>
However, now I'm apparently unsympathetic.
Her complaint at the moment is that I'm not being sympathetic because I don't see what the problem is with her never being able to lift the mobile phone to her left ear again. (Point to note: she doesn't lift her mobile or the landline to her ear anyhow, she always puts it on speaker phone so any conversation with her is a conversation with her and my step-father.)
I'm serious, that's her current "complaint". I did point out that in the great scheme of things, having a heart beating properly was probably more useful than lifting the phone to her left ear. I got a long hesitation, and then "well when you put it like that". That's me in trouble.
So she went on to how she couldn't wash her hair for the next 6 weeks. I regretfully asked why... because she always uses 2 hands to put the shampoo on what's left of her hair! You can guess the rest...
I could list the other things she can't do for the next 6 weeks, but she doesn't do them anyway! (Push or lift the hoover, change the bedding, put clothes in the washing machine/ tumble drier and so on.)
Seriously, I just don't get it. I've been there I couldn't use either arm to even feed myself or lift a drink to my lips 5 years ago when my neck collapsed and I needed life saving surgery and was told to write a "living will". (And no, they didn't come out and I heard very little from her as well. Similarly when I was on a respirator in ICU for 12 days, 6 years ago. )
I don't see what the issue is but that's me. My mum is exact opposite.
I mean, what's it matter which ear you have to use to listen to someone on the phone (remember: speaker phone! ) compared to being alive? (Just for reference I lift the phone to my right ear.)
<rant over>