We all fall down..

but some fall harder than others...

As I mentioned in my post about the holidays back in Missouri, that part of the country has been hammered by wintry weather. This has not ceased since we left over 3 weeks ago. And it sounds like it has even gotten worse... some warm days cause the snow mixture on the ground to melt then as the day progresses, it turns into ice.

Well, on January 11, my mom found out just how treacherous the situation is out there. She was headed out to get the mail and BOOM. She wiped out on ice, hit her head and spent the next 5-6 days in the hospital suffering from a severe concussion. Now, I've never had a concussion but it sounds HORRIBLE (dizziness, throwing up, severe headache, head staples). She is lucky in that she didn't break anything, hopefully didn't hurt her shoulder more (which she just had rotator cuff surgery on), and didn't have any brain bleeding. Needless to say, though, it is going to be a long recovery.

Many thanks to all of you for offering your good thoughts her way over the course of this last week and a half.