23:17: Hey, are you still up?
23:18: I am in bed what’s up??
And so, I called her. She was wide awake, though in her pajamas already. She readily headed over to wake up my mom, who was sleeping well for once. All were well, but my grandma’s place had sent her to the hospital, and my mom was the one with medical rights for her, since my grandma can’t handle it much at all herself. It took 17 minutes from the time of the first text to her calling me to confirm she was at the right house (because, you know, you want to make sure you’re at the right place before banging on a front door in the middle of the night!). And she messaged me again, only 34 minutes after my first message to tell me she was back in bed and going to sleep.
Much better than if my husband had driven all the way down there to wake her up. He would have barely been arriving at the house by the time the friend was already back in bed. Much better situation this way.
And, in the meantime, he headed to the hospital, so someone would be with my grandma to support her, even if he couldn’t do anything for her from a medical/legal standpoint. I imagine she was glad to have him with her. He also managed to have her talk on his phone with my aunt out of town, which probably made both her and my aunt feel better.
So, he hung with my grandma for maybe 45 minutes before my mom got there, then he got to head back home just now.
God, grant us all wonderful and restful sleep, please. Keep us safe and make us well, please. Thank you for this life and this love. In your name, we pray. Amen.
Post-a-day 2025
hannah ananas 