"Poor mom, what a bummer way to get your first-ever broken bone."

I don't know, passed out on a street in Guatamalla is WAY cooler than the more mundane ways she could have broken a bone. Slipped on the Ice, Tripped on the Cat, car accident at the mall, etc...

The other thing I thought I would mention because it's interesting as to how our impressions of people are forged as children, is that you've made several mentions about Ann being "Shy, timid etc." I didn't really see how that fit with the Ann I've known for (Gasp) almost 30 years now. Then I realized that all of the "Group" interaction I had with Ann was when we were all Kids. Since I've been an adult, Its only been interaction at your Wedding, or at their House, 1 on 1 and small groups. I don't think of her as "Shy" at all.

Ann - Hope you are on the mend. Hope this ending didn't ruin the experiance.