My mother got her house broken into the other day. She was in bed when someone came into her room. When the realised someone was in, they apologised and ran away. Funnily enough, when the police came and were investigating, they discovered that two guys have been sleeping in her care which has been off the road in her driveway for the past few months!
It could have been much worse but still - so scary! She's looking for a new place now.
Speaking of new places...
I moved house a couple of weeks ago. It's not far from my old place, but the landlord wanted me out so he could move in. It actually worked out for the best - the new house is way better. It's a lot warmer and a lot less damp. Plus, as a bonus, bits of the ceiling are going to randomly fall on me which is always a positive!
So, ever since my Mother's car was stolen, she's been using ours. Just while she gets the insurance sorted out and gets herself another car. Which is fine...but it starting to make my Nana depressed. She hates being stuck in the house all the time. She hates having to rely on my Uncle and Mother to bring her shopping or take her out. She hates not being able to get to church. The thing my Nana values most is probably her independance and at the moment it's been taken away from her. Like she said, "It's not that I really want to go anywhere in particular, it's just that the option has been taken away." So she's going a little stir crazy. I think she feels that she's been taken advantage of. I mean, my Mother needs a car for work and all, but whenever my Nana phonesher to find out how things are coming along, she can't get through. No one else seems to have the same problem when they're trying to contact her.
I just really hope my Mother gets her car situation sorted out soon - for her sake and my Nana's. I hate seeing her so upset, especially when there's nothing I can do about it.
Man, oh man! Went out to dinner earlier tonight with my Mother, her boyfriend and my Nana. Dinner itself was great but when we were leaving...no car! Can you believe it! Car got stolen! We had to wait around for ages for the poilice to shows up. They took the details and said there's always a chance of recovering it, but don't keep our fingers crossed. Then we had to wait, like, 20 minutes for a taxi. Talk about a nightmare! Most expensive dinner ever!
Finally got another appointment with my cousillor. She's now referred me to this guy for Inter-personnal Pyschotherapy. She figures that a lot of my issues are about my relationships and how I form them (or don't in my case.) I'll get some more information about it during the week so I'm hoping it'll do some good. We'll wait and see.
I admit, I've been kind of AWOL on the LJ-front. Sometimes RL just has a habit of getting in the way, y'know. My life right now pretty much consits for driving lessons, gym, doctors and taking care my Nana (although she is doing much better!).
I've been driving for about 3 months now and I've managed to lose 4 sets of 'L' plates!! How is that even possible?
Going to the hairdresser tomorrow. Getting the bright red outta my hair and going back to Dark Brown. I get bored way too quickly!
I've completely fallen in love with Numb3rs! Another fandom *sigh* Just what I need.
My Nana is out of the hospital (finally!). Like the Docs first thought, she had a UTI as well as a small stroke. Still, she's recovering really well. She's more or less back to normal. The only thing different is her speech is a little slower and she gets confused sometimes - forgets words and stuff. But she's getting there!
Good news #2: My driving lessons are going great. My instructor says he's really impressed by how quickly I'm picking it all up. Thank god for small mercies, I tell ya!
Plus, I have fabulous new hair! Woo! It's red. Really red. With some black 'flashes' through it. I got it all chopped too. It's to my chin and it's all choppy and spiked out. First time I've had a hair cut that I've imediately loved, instead of having to let it grow on me. My new hairdresser is a genius! *bounces*
And dude! Veronica Mars is totally back! *Squees* Dick/Mac is the new Lo/Ve! And Mac and Lamb are regulars! Yay! I love my show ;) I've vowed to stay spoiler-free this season. For all my shows, not just VM. So fair warning...spoil and DIE!
Went to see her at the hospital tonight. She'd looking a bit better and she's not as confused. She knew who we all were tonight and she was stringing more sentences together than before. She still forgets words and what she was going to say though. Plus, when you ask her what her name is or where she is, she doesn't know and she's still complaining of a sore head.
The Doc's sent her for a brain scan and said that there are no blood clots showing, but there are parts of her brain that have low oxygen levels. They're still leaning towards either a minor stroke or an infection but really have no idea what's wrong. The just keep saying it's 'inconclusive'
It was such a relief to see her making more sense, even if it's just a little. Itreally freaks me out seeing her like that...usually she's so together and strong.
My Uncle got to the hospital first and he said the first thing she asked was, "Where's Theresa-Marie?" When I got there, the first thing she said to me was, "I want to go home." in a really quiet, kind of childish voice. I just feel so bad for her. The worst part is not knowing.
She was fine when I said goodnight to her. I went into bed to read then at about 3am she starts shouting for me. I found her in the living room doorway and she kept saying my name. I was standing right in front of her and she couldn't see me. She was really confused. She was getting her words mixed up and forgetting things (like her name and mine). So I called the Doc's on call, but they said it's be about an hour before someone made it out!! Called an ambulance and was at the hospital within 20 minutes. They have no idea what's wrong with her. She's mostly unaware of her surroundings and she can't answer the Doc's questions. They think it might be an infection or possible a slight stroke. They won't know until the bloodwork is back. So I'm completely scared out of my mind. It's totally pathetic, but my Nana's like my best friend. Her and my cat are the only stable, constant things in my life that I can rely on.
She kept saying, 'I love you.' Then she was praying and mumbling. It really freaked me out when she asked where my Uncle Joe was though...he's been dead for about 25 years!
So I'm completely knackered and worried. There won't be any news until later this morning. They said they'd get her bloodwork back around 10am and then she'd see the consultant. I feel like complete shit though! She said to me, "I love you." then "I need you." then "Please don't leave me" but the hospital staff wouldn't let me stay with her and visting hours aren't until 7pm tonight! Fucking NHS. It's a pain in the ass. If it can't be solved with painkillers or some antibiotics they just don't give a shit!
So I think I'm probably gonna crash for a couple of hours 'til I can phone and find out how things are going. So, if any of you are religious...say a prayer for my Nana - huh?
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