Oh, mother^&%$@

I'm telling my mother about the procedure that I'm going to have and tell her that my sisters have offered to hang out with me after. She says that sheeeeeeeee wants to help, too.

Her plan:

Go to church
Drive from HerTown to MyTown (3 hours)
Maybe dad would take her to the beach (another 1 hour drive there and back=2 hours plus time spent there)
Visit me
Drive home (3 hours)

This leaves her about 45 minutes at my house. Now, this is about the length of a visit I'd like, but I don't really classify this as "helping." Maybe your afternoon jaunt to visit your kid who's had surgery is not the best time to go to the beach. Maybe it's not about you.