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[wiseheart]

My mother was attacked yesterday, not five meters from our front door. Someone tried to mug her (is that the correct word?) to take her handbag. She held on to the dratted bag, so the guy tossed her and she fell. Fortunately, two young men from the house arrived at that moment, and the guy fled.

Mom had a dislocated shoulder, a head wound that needed stitches and several smaller injuries. Not a nice thing for a 73-year-old with osteoporose (sp?) We spent a lovely 8 hours in hospital, where they stitched her head wound, relocated her shoulder (an extemely painful procedure, during which an already battered bone broke) and wanted to operate on her.

The doctor - an honest man - told us that the operation wouldn't improve her motoric skills in the affected shoulder *at all*. And that the broken piece would disintegrate after some time, without bothering her any more than the aftereffects of such a complicated operation would. So Mom decided against it and she refused to stay in hospital.

Now we are both at home - my boss offered me to go on sick leave with Mom, since we're having spring break in a week anyway - and she's taking it with astonishing courage. She still is in a lot of pain, and her right hand (unfortunately, her dominant one) is fastened to her torso, which hinders her in going on with her daily life a great deal, but she's coping admirably.

When I went to the grocer's, I could still see the big pool of dried blood where she was attacked. It was a frightening sight. I'm not a violent person, as a rule, but I could disembowel this guy with my own two hands. Alive. So that he'd feel some of the pain.

Comments

[archet.livejournal.com]

Sweet God! This is terrible and I do so hate that your Mom was treated so badly, but I'm glad that she's doing ok and that she wasn't hurt even worse than she was. I wish that there was something I could do for her, that I could do something practical for you but for now sending many good thoughts your way and many hugs will have to do. Do take care of her and yourself as well! *Hugs!* And keep us updated on how you guys are doing!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Hugs are nice, thanks. Mom's really resilient, thank God, she's already walking around in the apartment, watering the flowers and all that, saying that it'd be much worse otherwise. *shakes head in amusement*

[jilba.livejournal.com]

Oh you poor things! Thank the Gods, she's ok. Like you, I want 10 minutes with arseholes who pick on the elderly and then the undertakers can come in with a body bag.

What a dreadful fright you have both had.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, we did. Fortunately, Mom's taking it amazingly well.

[jilba.livejournal.com]

From your next post on, it appears so. I am just grateful that she is healing well. no doubt you are too.