Christmas 2014

Christmas day 2014 started out like others in the past. Susan and I got up at a reasonable time, had breakfast and opened each others gifts. Then after noon we went to my sister's house where the rest of the family had gathered. My Mom and dad rode with us. Everyone had a great time. There was plenty of food and the adult beverages were flowing freely. My mom and day enjoyed themselves with all of their children and grandchildren there. We stayed until about 4:30 pm when my mom said they were ready to go home. My om is 91 and my dad is 92 so they tired easily. I drove them home and go out of the car to unlock the door to the house. My dad started getting out of the car also. He has had trouble walking and with his balance but he has got out of my car previously with no problems. I was almost to the door when a big gust of wind came up almost knocking me over. Well, it did knock my dad over and I turned to see him lying on the sidewalk. He was in quite a bit of pain so we thought it was best to call the ambulance to bring him to the hospital to get checked out. After spending 3 hours there and my dad getting x-rays, it was determined he had a broken hip. It's amazing how his life and my family's life was changed from that moment. He was transferred to a larger hospital where he would need an operation on his hip.