my mom

my mom had a stroke on friday... it wasn't a "major" stroke, it was considered a "mini-stroke" but in my eyes, a stroke is a stroke... i spent most of the night at the hospital, and after many visits by the doctor on saturday, they decided it was ok for her to go home on aspirin therapy and a trip to the neurologist as a follow up. my mom works way too hard, practically killing herself because she is a dedicated employee, she works two jobs and gives 110% at each one... i wish they would have kept her in the hospital a bit longer, if for no other reason except she needs her rest.

now, allow me to go off on a rant here for a moment... i was at work on friday when this happened (at full time job) and was scheduled to work at my part-time job until midnight. so, i let my boss know at 330 on friday that mom needed to go to the doctor, as she was feeling "funny" and didn't want to drive herself, as she was disoriented. i informed him that i may need to leave to take her. i was scheduled to get off work at 5pm. my bosses response? "well, what time does your shift end?" i inform him at 5pm. he says "i guess that will be ok, no need to make up your hours." i was a bit honked off at this point, but i let it go. when the doctor called me and told me that she needed to be transported to the ER, i left, 10 minutes early.

I call my part-time job and say "i have to take my mom to the ER, as she has had a stroke. I'm scheduled to work 715-1215, so depending on what happens at the ER, i may be late, or i may not be in at all. This was at 510pm that i called and talked to our HR manager. i get a phone call at 900 from the gal in my department at work, wanting to know where i was. i call her back and explain what happened, how mom was being admitted into the hospital. her response was "i was told you were going to be late, that you went to dinner with your mom." Uhhh, no. so, now, i had to call my department manager on saturday to explain what happened. all she could say was "well, i was told you were going to dinner." not a "omg, is she ok?" not a "i'm sorry to hear that." not a "i'm sorry for the confusion." what ever happened to common courtesy? has running a business made EVERYONE out there turn into cold, heartless people? i guess so... i guess i'm old school and i am concerned for people. I don't know, but the whole situation pissed me off...

mom is now home from the hospital and doing well. she has rested most of the past two days, so that's good, but she is off to work tomorrow. the things we put our bodies through... it's crazy...