"No dinner tonight. I feel down the stairs into the driveway"
Umm... what?
Knowing mom, I assumed she was minimizing her accident on purpose. Which to me means she's right on the border for needing medical attention but hasn't gone out to get any. She sent that message long after my brother got out of work, so I know he's at least seen her. So I don't focus on the message and head home.
Not surprisingly she is hurt. Bruises on both legs, both hips, both arms, both shoulders, and on her head, just above her eyebrow. She has bandages on two different areas of her right lower leg, and she just looks tuckered out.
After quizing her for a bit, here's what I understand to have happened; The fed-ex guy left a package on our front door. Our front door is rarely used for an actual entrance or exit as it has a pre-formed set of concrete steps that don't quite rise up enough. With the door sill, there's quite a first drop down to the steps. Mom didn't want to walk to the back of the house, outside to the front door and get the package that way. Instead she opens the front door, takes the bit step down while holding the door jam for stability and reaches down to the next step for the package. From her angle, she can reach the package but it's too heavy for her to lift with one hand. So instead of walking fully outside and down the steps to get the package, she lets go of the door jam, grabs the package with both of her hands and tosses it behind her and into the house.
