Better

My mom had her surgery yesterday to repair her aneurysm. They did the stent procedure and I'm really glad that she is not going to have to go through the ordeal and long recovery of traditional surgery. She was in ICU last night and moved into a room today and she will possibly go home tomorrow. I'm really glad that it wasn't worse than what it could have been. The doctor said he was very pleased with the way it went. Now we will have our hands full trying to get her to rest like the doctor wants her to, so that she can heal properly. She is very active and independent and it's really hard for her to sit still for very long at a time.

Eddie and I spent the better part of yesterday in the hospital waiting room. It's hard waiting in hospital waiting rooms. It's very stressful and exhausting. I took some knitting with me and I noticed that several other people had books and were reading. It was really crowded in the waiting room and noisy. It would have been hard for me to tune everything out so that I could read. I prefer quiet, calming atomospheres for reading and writing and knitting. I don't do well in noisy, crowded environments. After awhile, though, I guess I got used to it, but I was glad when it was over and we could move to a quieter area.

I was really inspired by Keri's post for July 12. She talks about how she likes the simple life and doesn't require that many material things. Also, about dressing the way she feels comfortable and not a certain way because society says you should dress in a certain way. It's a really inspiring post. I'm sort of like her in a way in that I love dressing in jeans, t-shirts and whatever shoes I happen to be wearing. Sandals, or some kind of tennis shoes. I used to worry about being different, but the older I get, the less I care what other people think about how I look. I don't like to comform that much to what other's might consider appropriate or normal. I dress cleanly and neatly, but I have no problem whatsoever wearing a thrift store find, or an interesting hat or anything that makes me feel comfortable and happy. I'll have to elaborate on that a little more in another post.