no more meetings
so all my meetings for today got cancelled after all :) which means i have more time to blog and to dig through all the new email.
my mom is doing fine. her surgery wasn't serious, just delicate. my mom has about 50%hearing in one ear and had about 10% in the other. she had surgery on the 10% ear yesterday that might hopefully restore more of her hearing (bring her up to about 80%). basically they cut the ear drum down the middle and then put a splint on it and bend it so that the new angle makes it almost like she has hearing like a normal person. so the actual procedure only took about 2 hrs, but they don't let you move at all or eat or anything the first day so that you don't vibrate it. and then you have to stay horizontal for 2 weeks while it heals. i guess cuz it's so little they don't want you to have any sudden movements or to hear any loud noises :)
so she's home this morning and fine. there were a few random complcations but all were fixed yesterday.. she just has to stay in bed for a while and not talk at all... which will be the hard part :) i've never seen her even sleep in so i don't know how she'll stay in bed when the rest of her feels ok.. and i've never seen her be quiet :)
i hope the sox do it this year. and i hope that's a sign that kerry's gonna win too :) lunch next week is fine anytime.
megan- i hope i see you this weekend!!! if you guys need a place to stay, although i'm sure there's a fair number of MITers to visit, my sister has an extra futon that you could share. look at that! rupa's planning 4 days in advance! scary :)
my mom is doing fine. her surgery wasn't serious, just delicate. my mom has about 50%hearing in one ear and had about 10% in the other. she had surgery on the 10% ear yesterday that might hopefully restore more of her hearing (bring her up to about 80%). basically they cut the ear drum down the middle and then put a splint on it and bend it so that the new angle makes it almost like she has hearing like a normal person. so the actual procedure only took about 2 hrs, but they don't let you move at all or eat or anything the first day so that you don't vibrate it. and then you have to stay horizontal for 2 weeks while it heals. i guess cuz it's so little they don't want you to have any sudden movements or to hear any loud noises :)
so she's home this morning and fine. there were a few random complcations but all were fixed yesterday.. she just has to stay in bed for a while and not talk at all... which will be the hard part :) i've never seen her even sleep in so i don't know how she'll stay in bed when the rest of her feels ok.. and i've never seen her be quiet :)
i hope the sox do it this year. and i hope that's a sign that kerry's gonna win too :) lunch next week is fine anytime.
megan- i hope i see you this weekend!!! if you guys need a place to stay, although i'm sure there's a fair number of MITers to visit, my sister has an extra futon that you could share. look at that! rupa's planning 4 days in advance! scary :)
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