Mom's Fall in the Tub

Today, my Dad called me to tell me that they were not having a good day. It seems like lately, they are having less good days and more bad days. I believe that the bad days are triggered more by my Dad's reaction to my Mom. I have been trying to explain to him the information that I have been learning from listening to podcasts. My Dad just does not want to listen to me. He wants to believe that he knows it all. My concern is for their safety first. Just because someone hasn't fallen before; doesn't mean that it can't happen at some time in the future.




Ok, so back to the phone call....my Dad proceeded to tell me that my Mother had taken her shower, and had removed the rubber tub mat. She realized that she had not taken the window curtain down, so she stepped back into the wet and slippery porcelain tub, and down she went. She hit her head on the tub, and had a bump on her head.


I asked him if he took  her to the hospital, and he replied, "No, I didn't". "I gave her 2 aspirin, and an icepack for her head, and told her to go lay down for a while." Right away, I said to him, "You never let someone sleep who has hit their head. She may not wake up." He then said, "she said she was fine!"




A while later, I called my brother to let him know about Mom falling. My brother is currently not speaking with my Dad, and only contacts Mom once a month to make sure she is ok. His reason is that they have not decided to move where we can help them, that they did not set up a trust to protect their money and assets, and they don't have an Umbrella Policy to protect them in the event of a car accident. My brother couldn't stay on the call, as he was at Ryan's ball game working the concession stand.


Later that evening, I noticed that I had missed a call from my Mom or Dad. I called back, and Dad was very upset with me for telling Lawrence about Mom. He expects me to never tell Lawrence ANYTHING about them. At the same time, Lawrence expects me to stop talking to my parents. I will not get in the middle of their war. I love all of them, and they are acting ridiculous.




I will be praying for all of my family. They sure need the prayers.