Mom's 2nd hospitalization

It was early in the morning on the day a big typhoon was approaching the Kansai area when I received an emergency call from my father. It seems that my mother had stayed in the kitchen since last night.

Mom said on the phone in a sleepy voice that she was fine. She did not seem to be paralyzed, but she might have broken her femur in a fall. I told Dad to call an ambulance.

Fortunately, her condition turned out to be unremarkable, but she was admitted to Hikone Munisipul Hospital because of her back pain and her caregiver, my father, who is 89 years old.

Aya and I visited her the next day or the day after the typhoon passed. She seemed to be in good health. She seemed to have taken more sleeping pills than usual in the kitchen and was unable to move to the bedroom.

Anyway, it was a relief that she was okay. However, this event means that it will be much more difficult for my parents to live independently. It is time for me and my brother to think about the next step.