It's been a hectic week due to work and personal obligations. But I got to thinking about who I would call in case of an emergency. Since we are transplants to Music City we don't have any immediate family close by and not many close friends that I could call in the middle of the night.
Recently my husband needed to spend some time in the ER and was later put in a room for observation. As I was wandering in a daze around the parking lot, taking a breather from the chaos, I saw other spouses talking on their cell phones explaining their situations to loved ones. I wondered out loud "who do I call?" And it dawned on me that I didn't have anyone I could contact locally. So I did what any daughter does-I called my mother. Thank goodness we are in the same time zone but it was still 1AM and I woke her up from a sound sleep. I explained the situation and we cried together over the long distance and her need to hug me to make it all right. She couldn't do much else-after all she is in another state but it was nice to talk to mom and share some of the burden of helplessness of the situation with her.
The call helped. I was able to shed some much needed fearful tears and bonded with my mother. But what does everyone else do in this kind of situation? Who do you call?
Recently my husband needed to spend some time in the ER and was later put in a room for observation. As I was wandering in a daze around the parking lot, taking a breather from the chaos, I saw other spouses talking on their cell phones explaining their situations to loved ones. I wondered out loud "who do I call?" And it dawned on me that I didn't have anyone I could contact locally. So I did what any daughter does-I called my mother. Thank goodness we are in the same time zone but it was still 1AM and I woke her up from a sound sleep. I explained the situation and we cried together over the long distance and her need to hug me to make it all right. She couldn't do much else-after all she is in another state but it was nice to talk to mom and share some of the burden of helplessness of the situation with her.
The call helped. I was able to shed some much needed fearful tears and bonded with my mother. But what does everyone else do in this kind of situation? Who do you call?
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