ER

Melissa called this morning to let me know that Brian was going to the ER because he thinks he has appendicitis. Turns out he was right. I went to the hospital and so did Sally, so we stayed there with him while he had some tests. The CT scan confirmed that he needed an appendectomy. I got to spend some time with him, and then Sally and I went to their house to get Melissa and Brendan because Brian drove to the ER. Then Sally stayed with Brendan while Melissa and I went to the room where they moved Brian in preparation for surgery.

I brought Brendan home with me to stay for a couple of days. I wanted to be in two places at once, but this was the most helpful I could be. I know it was just an appendectomy, but something can go wrong with anything, and besides this is my beamish boy. I hated to leave him there, but of course his wife was with him and I was making that possible. A hospital is no place for children for many reasons.

Melissa called about an hour ago to let me know he had the surgery at 7:00 and made it fine. His hot surgeon said that's the way he likes them to be. Brian's pain wasn't that bad, and he went early enough that the surgery went really well.

He'll probably get to go home tomorrow, and Brendan will stay here with me until Tuesday and maybe Wednesday. His surgeon said he'd need to be off work for about a week.

Quite a day! And it's my mother's 89th birthday.