Been Away...

[sleigh]

I've been a bad boy this month, insofar as posting frequency. But I haven't much felt like posting. My mom (who is in her late 70s) has been in the hospital for the last week, and so I've spent a some time running over there and visiting with her and Dad, and then there's teaching, and writing, and... It's seemed like I haven't had time to work up a coherent post. (Not that I have a stellar record of doing such in the past, either...) There were a few times I could have ranted on politics (say, when will Gonzales resign) or writing (Scalzi for SFWA president!) or some other random topic, but while the interest was there the time wasn't, not if I wanted to get anything else done.

So: Mom has a case of viral pneumonia; at least that's the docs' best bet. She kept spiking high (104.6 was the highest) fevers, and was rather out of reality from the fever. Being a viral infection, antiobiotics pretty much do zip against it; it just had to run its course. But in the last few days, her fever's been down to fairly normal levels -- we're hoping she'll be discharged tomorrow or Friday.

So that's what's been going on in my life. What about you?

Comments

[netmouse.livejournal.com]

Hope your mom stays on a path to better. My grandmother's been in and out of the hospital the past two weeks - seems something caused her immune system to start registering her platelets as alien and destroying them. Hopefully that will not turn out to be an ongoing condition.

I need to learn to prioritize getting things done over LJ participation (especially compulsive reading that causes me to miss most discussion because I read things when they are first posted and never get back to them). I will try to think of you as a role model. :)

[haniaw.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, I hope everything goes well with your Mom.

It seems that a lot of people have been MIA lately. At least it feels like everyone is posting less than usual (me included).

[blzblack.livejournal.com]

Good to hear your mother's improved. Hope the progress continues.

[alces2.livejournal.com]

It is good to hear that your mother got better but sorry she got ill in the first place. My guess is that being with your mother and family, teaching and writing probably are more important than livejournal.

My mother is currently in a skilled nursing facility. She's been in and out over the last few years. She has Parkinsons so her balance is getting worse and worse, add osteoporosis and you get broken bones almost every time she falls. Add to that either the Parkinson's or the drugs for the Parkinson's are causing increasing dementia and an already-present stubborn streak to ignore people telling her to stay in her wheel chair or use the walker, well, you probably get the idea . . .

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Scalzi for SFWA president and Best Fanwriter!

I hope your mother gets completelty well soon.