A very busy day cont.........

Over the last twenty four hours I have discovered that my 89 year old mum bounces.  Yesterday she fell quite spectacularly and hit the pavement with a resounding thud then spent the next 10 hours either in an ambulance or in A & E.  I had visions of unearthing the walkers out of the garage (last used 3 years ago by my step dad) and was grateful that she had kept the stair lift serviced even though she doesn't normally use it.  The bruises were showing last night but she managed to walk up the stairs by herself and got ready for bed without help.  This morning she was aching and the bruises were a vibrant colour but she got dressed in her usual colour co-ordinated way and retraced the downwards steps to the bottom of the stairs without the use of that stair lift.  First thing this morning I organised for someone to come and discuss what help mum will need over the coming weeks.  This afternoon she's talking about meeting up with her friends for lunch tomorrow as usual.  I just hope I have her stamina when I get to that age.