Early bad news

Grandma Shumate fell last night, and they think she has broken her hip. Dad is on the way up there.

When I called to tell Mom about this, she told me Granny Brown is back in the hospital. She has osteoporosis so badly that her spine is basically dissolving. We have known that for a while. They told us they would run rods in her spine, but that there isn't enough bone there to hold the rods. She started having micro-breaks in her spine last week. She was home on pain medication, but was apparently over-medicated. She ended up disoriented and dehydrated. There isn't a lot they can do for her at this point but keep her comfortable. But Mom says they are going to adjust her meds.