On the mend...in more ways than one

...the doc was not concerned on friday about T's fever. Today, T seems to be better. I'm spending the day with Leonor, cleaning out all my closets. Because I yoyo so much in weight throughout my life, I have wardrobes in all sizes...6 - 16. Unfortunately for me, I'm at the top end of the scale and starting to work my way into the "W" sizes. Anyway, since I'm always planning on losing weight I keep the smaller clothes around. Well, not any more. If I ever do lose weight again and get that small, I don't need to be wearing out of date clothes with hems that really are too short, now that I'm "a certain age"...fat or skinny. So, out the door they go.

In other news, I spent friday afternoon dealing with a fender bender my mother got into. My mom is fine, but she's 85 and having memory issues, and doesn't need to be driving. I think she had an episode of some sort, as she was very out of it at the scene and not herself. Fire Rescue wanted to transport her, but she refused. I'll be taking her to the doc for some tests very soon. On Friday, she hit an undercover policewoman...who was 6 month pregnant. When I was told that on the scene, I lost it.

I shudder to think what would have happened under slightly different circumstances...one of them going faster...one of them losing control and vering into oncoming traffic...you get the picture...one of them losing control and vering onto the sidewalk and pedestrians, etc. All the time in my mind as I was on the accident scene was the moving story of another blogger that I just read a week or so ago: a firsthand account of this blogger's accident wherein she was seriously injured and in recovery for more than 1 year, due to a car accident... I think with an elder driver. It hit home so much. Needless to say, my mom no longer has the keys to the car. The car will be given to my sister after its fixed. So, I'm now in search of services to drive my mom around. If anyone knows of any in the So Florida area, please drop me a line. Also, if you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears.

I can't tell you what a relief it is to my sister and I, to have this situation resolved. Whoever was upstairs looking out for my mother, was certainly doing their job and justified their place in heaven. I wonder who it was?