my3princes
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Judging by all my posts in a row I may be the only one on now. Anyway.
Welcome back Denise.
My Dad was released from the hospital this morning. He actually seemed a little worse to me today, but the doctors sent him home. He aches from head to toe. I guess that is to be expected especially 48 hours after the accident. Hopefully the aches are at there worst now. He has small cuts all over is head that we hadn't noticed before. The vertigo is still really bad. Each time he moves he has to stop and wait for the vertigo to pass before he can walk or close is eyes. He is really scared as he says he just feels out of it. He is getting confused easily and is mixing up things that he has been told. I keep thinking that he has received so much info that he can't process all of it. He can't drive at all until the vertigo is gone. I stayed with him until 7:30 PM. My mom got home at 2 PM, but we made dinner and I helped her set up her new computer etc. When we left the hospital this morning Dad asked to go to see the truck. It looks worse than in the photo. It will probably be totaled. The mirrors on the drivers side were forced through that window and we think that is what he hit his head on and accounts for the broken glass in his hair. There was also a piston that shot into the cab through the back window. He's lucky that it didn't go right through him. I think that he thought that seeing the truck might bring his memory back, but not even a flash. After looking that truck over I think it is good that he can't remember. He is very emotional and is afraid to ever drive anything again since he isn't sure if he did something wrong to cause the accident. I tried to explain that it was an accident, not an on purpose and that it could have happened to anyone. In fact there was another train accident in our area this morning. **it happens and it isn't always good.
I got home tonight and everything hit me. I was a stressed out mess. My ds10 told my mom how cold he was at recess. Apparently he didn't wear his hat or gloves to recess, but he made it sound like I sent him to school without them. Truth is he had his snow suit at school as well as his hat and gloves, but he chose not to wear them. He was also wearing a fleece hoodie and didn't bother putting the hood up. DS8 forgot his glasses this morning so I had to bring them to him. The dogs apparently ran out of food tonight ( I was at the store last night and this afternoon, but dh didn't mention that we were close to running out) and dh expected me to run out tomorrow to get some. I can find ds8 snow pants from last year (he has his snow suit so it isn't a big deal, but when everything hits at once even the little things seem huge). I finally drew myself a bath and had a good cry. Dh said why don't you go to your DIS boards and just unwind, so here I am. I'm sure that I'll be fine tomorrow. I just have so much to do and lost 3 whole days. I have to remember to take baby steps and it will all get done.
Deb
Welcome back Denise.
My Dad was released from the hospital this morning. He actually seemed a little worse to me today, but the doctors sent him home. He aches from head to toe. I guess that is to be expected especially 48 hours after the accident. Hopefully the aches are at there worst now. He has small cuts all over is head that we hadn't noticed before. The vertigo is still really bad. Each time he moves he has to stop and wait for the vertigo to pass before he can walk or close is eyes. He is really scared as he says he just feels out of it. He is getting confused easily and is mixing up things that he has been told. I keep thinking that he has received so much info that he can't process all of it. He can't drive at all until the vertigo is gone. I stayed with him until 7:30 PM. My mom got home at 2 PM, but we made dinner and I helped her set up her new computer etc. When we left the hospital this morning Dad asked to go to see the truck. It looks worse than in the photo. It will probably be totaled. The mirrors on the drivers side were forced through that window and we think that is what he hit his head on and accounts for the broken glass in his hair. There was also a piston that shot into the cab through the back window. He's lucky that it didn't go right through him. I think that he thought that seeing the truck might bring his memory back, but not even a flash. After looking that truck over I think it is good that he can't remember. He is very emotional and is afraid to ever drive anything again since he isn't sure if he did something wrong to cause the accident. I tried to explain that it was an accident, not an on purpose and that it could have happened to anyone. In fact there was another train accident in our area this morning. **it happens and it isn't always good.
I got home tonight and everything hit me. I was a stressed out mess. My ds10 told my mom how cold he was at recess. Apparently he didn't wear his hat or gloves to recess, but he made it sound like I sent him to school without them. Truth is he had his snow suit at school as well as his hat and gloves, but he chose not to wear them. He was also wearing a fleece hoodie and didn't bother putting the hood up. DS8 forgot his glasses this morning so I had to bring them to him. The dogs apparently ran out of food tonight ( I was at the store last night and this afternoon, but dh didn't mention that we were close to running out) and dh expected me to run out tomorrow to get some. I can find ds8 snow pants from last year (he has his snow suit so it isn't a big deal, but when everything hits at once even the little things seem huge). I finally drew myself a bath and had a good cry. Dh said why don't you go to your DIS boards and just unwind, so here I am. I'm sure that I'll be fine tomorrow. I just have so much to do and lost 3 whole days. I have to remember to take baby steps and it will all get done.
Deb
I don't think he ever went to sleep and then he heard house of mouse and it was all over
but it is my favorite city so he has been promising me a trip - I am not sure if we would bring the kids or not - part of me thinks it would be fun to go with just him - but he will be in conferences during the day and want to catch up with his buddies - all of my girlfriends have moved away so I would not really have anyone to catch up with 
. Try to get a good nights rest and hopefully you will feel better tomorrow. I sure hope your dad is okay. I will keep praying for you all.
We have a big homeschool organization here that helps parents with planning, and does group activities and field trips. I taught music and I had three kids in my orchestra that were homeschooled - the school had to allow them to participate in whatever electives they wanted. Anyway, that's where we are right now. Alot of it depends on how he does those first couple years in school (and how I do...) 
