Mid-Life Crisis Songs #112: A Worrying Week

My mum broke her hip on Monday, so I've been driving back and forth to the hospital to see her all week. She's 96, so obviously any kind of operation is a big worry (especially when the consultant started outlining all the risks - "you're cheering me up," she replied), but she seems to have come through OK. Tuesday night was a little scary as she was still under the influence of all post-op drugs, and kept trying to remove the tubes while they were trying to give her a blood transfusion. She certainly told the nurses on the ward what she thought of them... 

Now though, her biggest issue is competing with the woman in the bed opposite. "They had her walking today - why aren't I walking? I don't want her to get ahead of me." 

But Mum, she had her operation before you!

"I don't care, if she can start walking, I can."

The nurses told us that recovery from a hip operation has nothing to do with age. Some people in their 60s take ages to get going again - whereas people in their 90s are often congaing down the ward after a few days. I've a feeling my mum will be at the head of the conga.

Here's another track from Sam Baker's 2013 album, Say Grace. It's out of print, but I managed to snag a cheapish copy of eBay. It's really quite lovely.