No Pictures Necessary

Before moving to India, the mister and I discussed the physical distance we would be placing between ourselves and our family we grew up with.  Our parents, both sets, are still married to each other, all still living in the same general area we each grew up in.  Our siblings have moved away from those areas for the most part and even us, we didn’t live in the area we grew up in, although much closer to that area than India would ever be.  We discussed the general health of our parents and the health of our one remaining grandparent.  In the end we decided the decision was worth the risk and knew we had phone set ups and Skype possibilities that would aid in bridging the gap.

We now know that the phone set up is only as good as its setter and Skype is not helpful if one is in the hospital.  We had a family emergency over the last week and it is not all in the clear yet.

Mister’s father was admitted to the hospital due to illness and is still rebounding.  While the father in-law was being watched closely Mister was sent to the hospital because of an infection.  The mister’s health plan, thankfully, requires that he go to Singapore for any major medical issues.  Infections in India can promptly be termed “major” just because of the location of the patient, in India.  I stayed in India with the three kids; mister flew to Singapore and Mom in-law called with hospital updates from the bedside of Father In-law.  Mom in-law was not told of said son, my mister, being sent to Singapore.  I love my mother in-law and something told me, “We all have our limits”.  So we said our prayers and I slept near the US phone so that this setter would not miss another call.

We still have that new comers feeling of belonging here in the community but we all had a calm  feeling about what was/still is going on.  We feel if we need the support, it is here for the asking, but right now the prayers are holding us together.  Mister should return to India (land of infection) soon and Father In-law will have one more procedure before being sent home for recovery.  Prayers are still needed but my pictures are not necessary here.