monday

Mom was in the ER Saturday night for GI bleeding. Her count wasn't low enough for a transfusion. They wanted to admit her to keep an eye on her count but she chose to go home.
I spent Sunday taking her to her doctors office after hours clinic to have her counts rechecked
but was told they do not do labs at the clinic. (WTF) Mom did not want to go back to the ER even though she was still bleeding.
I got a hold of her doctor who called the hospital and asked them to recheck her counts on an out patient basis even though they only do labs for in patients during the weekend. They agreed to check her counts............and they did...........................but we ended up back in the ER  because she was light headed and short of breath.They admitted her and started giving her blood last night.
When all was said and done I felt physically and emotionally exhausted and yet
 I didn't sleep well last night.  It was a restless, one hundred things running through my head type of night. By 4:30 this morning I knew I wasn't up to a 13 hour shift. Typically I'd struggle through the work day anyway, but I just can't do that anymore.
I called off work for today to  spend time with mom ,and to get some rest.
I got Family Medical Leave Act papers from HR Friday so hopefully I won't get in trouble/fired for calling off today.
I think I have until the 28th to get the papers signed by moms doctor.
I really didn't want to do the whole FMLA thing but
it gets exhausting trying to juggle and balance it all....................maybe FMLA will take some of the pressure off. I just don't know.