despite the mounting tally of her medical incidents , no one will want to think its an emergency ; or if there is a slight nagging in the back of their minds , theyll tell themselves well , shes just out with ruth at the grocery store again , we know how that is , not really wanting to admit that she might possibly be prostrate and immobilized on her white shag rug with a broken hip , because that will mean theyll have to disrupt whatever important project theyre engaged in to deal with the situation .