{"id":5212,"date":"2022-04-24T22:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=5212"},"modified":"2022-09-19T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:28:09","slug":"fall-fracture-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2022\/04\/24\/fall-fracture-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall, Fracture, and Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>I was in the middle of submitting our tax returns when I received a late-night call from Alvarado Hospital<\/a> informing me that my mom had fallen and fractured her femur. It had been less than a week since my parents joined us for family swim time, and only a couple of days since they left for vacation in San Diego. It turned out that she had fallen at Balboa Park<\/a> following a day at the zoo. After frantically rescheduling my clinic, I flew down to SD last week to coordinate her care and surgery. I spent the day reading about bisphosphonates and intramedullary nailing, sharing DZ Akin’s<\/a> tongue sandwich and mish mash soup with dad for lunch, and teaching him how to use Duo<\/a> and Lyft<\/a> over bun bo hue at Pho Ca Dao<\/a>, before flying back for work. The nail-biting ordeal continued over the weekend as we weighed blood transfusion against anti-coagulation to fight post-op bleeding, all while dealing with her uncoordinated and poorly responsive surgeon<\/a> and care team<\/a>. By Easter Sunday, she was finally ready for discharge, which necessitated another flight to San Diego – this time to coordinate the SNF transfer for mom and a hotel transfer for dad. I chose Jacob Healthcare Center<\/a> based on its CMS scorecard<\/a> and proximity to an Asian grocery store<\/a> and hotel. Unfortunately, our first night at the seedy Navajo Lodge<\/a> had me fearing for our lives. I stayed an extra day to move my dad to a nicer AirBnb<\/a>, gather supplies from Walmart<\/a>, and explore nearby dining options. Neither the ramen at Narumi Sushi<\/a> nor Tajima<\/a> were worth writing home about, but the banh cuon and bun rieu at Phuong Nga<\/a> across the street were a good find. The rest of the month was business as usual. We celebrated Melody’s birthday at Allora’s<\/a> patio, while Westley finally reached level 4 in swim class. He helped celebrate his friends’ birthdays at Peregrine<\/a> playground, Funderland<\/a>, and Walnut Park<\/a>, where we successfully flew our kite for the first time. At home, the window glass repairs<\/a> were finally completed, but our backyard shade<\/a> order did not come through, as the white screen material we wanted could not be used. Instead, I put up a cheap projector screen<\/a> using alumahooks<\/a>, and also assembled Westley’s Ikea desk<\/a> to go with his new bed. Despite trying to keep busy and preparing for ARVO<\/a>, I remain anxious for my mom’s health as I plan for her transfer back to our house for recovery. <\/p>\n\n\n

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