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Update on My Grandmother (1-6-12)
ETA #3 (1/6/12): They did the surgery last night around 5pm. Two pins, two screws, and what they call a nail. It sounds super scary but things were so crunchy in there they had to secure everything. My mom offered to house her at her place (not very far from my grandmother's house) but my Grandmother was having none of it. She didn't want to "put out" anyone (/headdesk let us take care of you!). So I am helping my mom out to arrange some sort of in-home care so that she can be in familiar surroundings when she gets home. She will be in the hospital for physical therapy for about two weeks and then depending on how she is doing they will talk about letting her go home with nurse/in-home care. My mom would have a tough time swinging it financially so H & I are going to dig into some our savings to help. We had a long talk about it, and decided that it won't hurt us financially at all to help Grandmama stay in her own home for as long as we can. There may come a time when we HAVE to look into some sort of assisted living facility (omg the drama that would cause whew) to help her with her medical needs, but right now the doctors have assured us that with in-home care we could make it work.
We finally pulled the trigger on taking away the car keys. I know, I know, 90 and driving?! She just wouldn't admit that its best to hang it up. My mom was afraid of demoralizing her more over the last couple of years as her health has declined, as well as her mobility. We had to explain to her that when she gets in her car like she is she is a moving weapon. She might injure not only herself but some innocent person. So after a couple of hours she finally told my mom where she had hidden the keys (yes, she hid them so we couldn't take them away). So now she is forbidden to drive at all. She is taking it so hard, and we feel awful, but we have to do it. She is talking like she wants to give up on life, and I hate it. 
So that is where we are at. Many thanks to all who sent T&P. Aging grandparents/parents is a hard situation. It can be so heartbreaking. She wants to see Abby and has had these crazy talks about driving across the country by herself "one last time". I admire her spirit in wanting to remain independent, but the reality is that she just can't. H & talked about flying out there soon so that we can all have a little meet-the-baby party with my folks. 
ETA#2: Autocorrect is not my friend. Fixed title.
ETA #1: Confirmed broken hip and cracked pelvis. They are going to check the upper portion of her femur too. It looks pretty severe. They are prepping her for surgery right now and then we'll have to see what happens from there. At her age (91), the broken hip issue can lead to fatal infection (or so her doctor tells us). She also has BP and heart issues (multiple heart attacks). So its a treat and see at the moment. Thank you so much for your warm wishes, thoughts and prayers. I am sad that I am so far away (they are east coast and I am in California).
Re: Update on My Grandmother (1-6-12)