Caley Ridge Assisted Living, Colorado - Our Nightmare - Part 1

“Mary, you need to come to Colorado.  Mother has been in an accident and it doesn’t look like she is going to make it.”

These were the words spoken by my sister with a lot of fear and anxiety in her voice.  It was January 16, 2007 and just an ordinary day.    I was stunned and definitely not prepared for this.  You know, it was out of the blue.  I couldn’t believe it as I had just spoken with her the other day and she was upbeat.  It was surreal - unreal.  I thought I was in the midst of a nightmare and in a second I would wake up and realize it was just another bad dream.

“Are you there?” asked my sister.  There was that voice again. 

“What happened?” I forced myself to ask.  I wasn’t sure I wanted to know.   

“Mother had a doctor’s appointment this morning and they were driving back.  The driver had taken a turn too fast and she was flipped upside down out of the seat because she wasn’t strapped in correctly. ”

“What? How could she have been strapped in wrong?”  I was still in a state of disbelief.  This was more than I could digest.  Mother in an accident? She might die?

How could this happen?  Can you imagine something like that happening?  They strapped her in wrong and she was disabled.   How difficult could it be to strap her in right?  I couldn’t comprehend it. 

Has this ever happened to you?  Have you gone through something like this with an assisted living place or nursing home or anywhere else?  If so, I would like to hear from you. 

Caley Ridge Assisted Living, Colorado - Our Nightmare - Part 2 soon to come.  You won’t believe what happened next.