What's on Your Mind

[InbetweenDreams]

So my mom was airlifted to the hospital (rural area and the hospitals here can't do much). Not sure exactly what is going on but we think she had a stroke or rather that's what appeared to be happening.

So she was in the ER a few weeks ago for similar concerns...The local hospital released her saying essentially she was dehydrated. Her primary doctor mentioned that one of the tests at the ER indicated that she had a previous stroke....which was news to us. Anyway, I don't want to make this lengthy...I'm tired.

Fast forward to Thursday. My mom goes outside on the deck and falls... My dad had left to go shopping shortly before and I was at work...We have security cameras and she was down for over an hour before my dad got home and found her... He calls me at work, tells me briefly what happened and doesn't mention anything about her having problems indicates she's ok. After seeing that on the camera I left work and came home and she was not with it. She couldn't tell me her name, where she was, when her birthday was and so I called an ambulance.

So they flew her out... She's stuck in the ER because they have no rooms. They don't allow visitors in the ER and even when she gets admitted it is one visitor per day...all thanks to covid.

Here's the thing. Not trying to pick on my dad but you would think that he would know something was up, instead, when I got there he was on WebMD or some shit looking stuff up... I shouldn't have had to come home and tell him or convince him that she needs to get to a hospital.

I don't know what will happen Monday, but I have a feeling that my boss is unhappy with me that I left. It was a busy day. We had people coming in to use the multi-purpose room so there was AV needs and people from the state on campus going over our fiber upgrade and other requests from various departments... we only have 4 people in our department so it was a busy day anyway... So not only do I have this going on with my mom, the incompetence of my dad who acts like a child, I now have to worry about whether I'm going to get wrote up, yelled or whatever over leaving work. I'm probably fine but I get the feeling something is off. Don't get me wrong, I like my job and if this is how they're going to be not sure I want to carry out my career there. I know I can seek out better paying jobs, if you're not treated well where you work there's no reason to stay if something better is obtainable. Anyway, I don't want to get ahead of myself, hopefully I'm worried over nothing. Just stressed out, tired...