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Chicken and Fish is carryout convenience

Welcome back to another Spot-
light Series with Sarah!
The series where the writer gets
to know the city more personally,
while the readers get to know the
writer better in the process.
Back in June I mentioned that
my mom had surgery. Well, in mid-
October my mom had another sur-
gery.
Last month my mom went in for Because of the anesthesiologist at
her second hip replacement surgery. Synergy Spine & Orthopedic Surgery
It was an outpatient procedure at a Center that made the decision to
clinic, so we were supposed to be transfer my mom to a hospital and
able to bring her home the same day for the doctor in the ER at Henry
(like we did with her first hip re- Ford Warren Hospital that advised
placement done back in June). on taking tests before allowing my
After her surgery while she was in mom to leave (even though she
recovery, she complained of chest wanted to), my mom is alive today.
pressure and difficulty breathing. At If you ever feel like something is
one point her oxygen dropped to the wrong, speak up. Don’t wait. Blood
low 70s. An oxygen mask was put on clots often go unnoticed, and my
her and eventually the decision was mom probably would have died
made to transfer her by EMS to a within three to five days if she had
hospital for observation. gone home from the clinic. She truly
At the hospital, tests were done is lucky to be alive.
that revealed she has a blood clot in However, the fight isn’t over for
her right upper lung. She was admit- my mom. Now that she is home, she
ted to the hospital and put on medi- not only has to manage her blood
cine to break down the blood clot clot, but she also has to recover from
within six months. surgery.
Wayne Chicken N Fish
You might remember last time places open in Wayne because I write
that I mentioned how aside from about the ribbon cutting ceremonies.
working full-time with two part-time I remembered previously writing
jobs, I also was busy taking care of about Wayne Chicken N Fish’s rib-
my mom as she recovered. bon cutting ceremony and my family
That remains true this time loves both chicken and fish, so I fig-
around too. ured let’s give it a try.
To make things easier for myself So on Monday, November 3rd, I
and my brother when it comes to called Wayne Chicken N Fish to place
taking care of our mom, getting a pick-up order for dinner. I ordered
carry-out for dinner is a wonderful one of the family combo options
solution to save time and energy. which included: 20 wing ding, 20
A perk of writing for The Wayne
Dispatch is that I usually know when See Spotlight, page 12

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