Alex is very busy tonight packing for his Year 7 camp that's being held at Laurel Hill near Tumbarumba. He'll be away until Friday afternoon and is quite excited.
Dad is still in hospital in Tweed Heads. He's been in intensive care since early Sunday morning. He collapsed about 5pm Saturday and about 1am Sunday he rang his sister for help. He had 3 broken ribs and had been laying in the cold for 8 hours. Sunday they had his status as critical (the Doctor I spoke to early Sunday morning didn't tell me any of this!) but he's much better now. Still in the ICU but no longer critical. I spoke to Maree tonight (my auntie) and she said Dad's talking about going home tomorrow (he wishes), but he's hooked up to oxygen, has a catheter and and IV in, so I doubt he's going anywhere too soon.
I spent last Sunday in quite a state, ready to jump on a plane any minute, but after talking to Maree in the afternoon my mind was easy again. I rang the hospital first thing Monday morning and spoke to a very nice nurse who filled me in on a few more details and went to work feeling more relieved. It's frustrating being so far away, not sure what the right thing to do is. I spoke to another nurse tonight and it seems they're all very nice and caring. He's in good hands.
It's been hectic at work and I haven't had much time for thinking about anything else. Seems like it's always hectic there.
Times like these you need lots of family support, and though we haven't been up there, the phone has been running hot with brothers and sisters ringing for updates. It would be nice to just jump on a plane, have a few days off work, and not have to think about the money. Unfortunately none of us have that convenience, so it's lots of phone calls back and forth. Tomorrow I'll ring the hospital and hope to be able to talk to Dad in person. Maree has been fantastic and has told us much more than the doctors or nurses. She's been to see him every day and is doing all the hard yards.
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