Hospital scare!

On Sunday we had another scare with mom. She had gotten up, watched mass on TV, had breakfast and her bath and gotten dressed in a new outfit. I could hear the clicking of her cane as she was coming downstairs. Then in stopped. So I wondered if she was going back upstairs or what. When I checked, she was laying on the staircase backwards near the top, passed out. I yelled at Alex to call 911. After a minute or so she came back but was extremely agitated. I got her to lay down on her side as instructed. When the ambulance workers came they did decide to take her in because her blood pressure was quite low.

Heart monitor, intravenous, X ray, ultrasound, blood work and urine tests all boiled down to six hours later determining that  she had another bladder infection. Gave her intravenous  medication in the hospital to get the antibiotics started. Then home.

She remembers none of this of course, and I've been having a challenge getting her to drink enough water to make the bladder flush.  Last time it took two trips to the hospital over 4 weeks to clear up the infection. I'm hoping that it be OK this time. Its a scare though. This is the second time that she has passed out on the staircase!

I am cleaning out my studio space to make room for the 2 mattresses. I did create  a number of pieces of jewelry for a commission  (black crystal necklace, earrings and bracelet; amethyst necklace to complement a pair of earrings and bracelet I had done some time ago; and green crystal and foil bead necklace with earrings). I also worked to complete a small wate rcolour sketch, before I pack everything up.