- Hours spent at the hospital: 9.5
- Horrible excuses for bulgogi beef eaten in the hospital cafeteria: 1 (which was 1 too many)
- Staples in my mother’s back: 16
- Disposable hospital gowns & pairs of gloves I went through: 5
- Trips to Burgerville: 2 (twice as many as I typically make in a year)
- Minor fainting spells (hers, not mine): 1
- Fuzzy caterpillars seen: 7 (2 were squished)
- Hours at the DMV: only 1 (seriously, if you have any DMV needs, go to Corvallis)
- Profanities yelled at the TV during the second presidential debate: all of them
- Bags of apples picked: 6
- Times I was vaguely threatened by a rooster: 3
- Times I was leered at by a cow: 2
- Trips down memory lane: 12
- Gilmore Girls episodes watched: 28
- World problems solved: so many… if only people would consult us first
- G&Ts consumed: oh crap, was I supposed to keep track?
with thanks to my pal Katie Hammel, from whom I swiped the “by the numbers” idea
1 comment on “A Week With My Mother Post-Back Surgery, By the Numbers”
Your mom is lucky to have had you by her side, but I think you were lucky to be able to be there for her, too.