My mom had Jordie take her to the walk-in clinic at Internal Medicine Associates Friday morning for bronchitis. Just as luck would have it, the doctor staffing the walk-in was Rebecca Cohen, my mom's new doctor, who she likes very much. Rebecca sent her to the hospital because of an irregular heartbeat. So, Mom was in the hospital all weekend -- they said she had pneumonia and had had a minor heart attack. She got a stent Monday morning.
Jordie was going to stay at the hopital with mom, so I took the opportunity in the late morning to go to work for a couple of hours. As I left, I pulled into Starbucks to get coffee. Flat tire. Really flat. AAA doesn't come unless one is able to be there with the car. And I had to get to the hospital to be with Mom.
So, Jordie came, picked me up and dropped me off at the hospital. (The nice clerk at Starbucks gave me my coffee for free when I explained about the car sitting there.)
The kids have been so great. Amalia calls my mom every day, and calls me to check in. That means a lot. And it cheers my mom up so much to kid around with her.
Then, Adam finished an exam, went to our house to pick up his AAA card, went to Starbucks and hung out until the car was fixed, then came to the hospital and visited, then took me to my car.
Abby got out of school and called me. I explained that I could not pick her up because at the time, I had no car. She said she would figure it out. She took the city bus, got a transfer, and asked what bus to take to get to the hospital. So she walked in and hung out and did her homework while we hung out with Mom.
And Jordie -- well, it's sufficient to say that my mom says about 10 times a day how lucky I am to have a husband like him.
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