If you have a spare prayer...

[heathrowga]

Tom's mother is in the hospital right now in Sioux Falls. She passed out at a wedding this afternoon, was treated at her local hospital, and transferred to a Sioux Falls hospital for additional testing. She's talked to all of her children on the phone, but this could be quite serious. The closest child lives 872 miles from her. (When she retired, she moved back to her childhood town.)

Tom's mother survived breast cancer almost a decade ago and colon cancer four years ago. She's in her seventies, but she's quite active with daily walks and as much tennis as she can fit in with living in the Dakotas in the winter.

We're all very concerned. All of Tom's siblings have been burning up the phone lines this evening. Her blood sugar is elevated (which is something that she has never had a problem with), and her hemoglobin count is low.  She was rather ill on her birthday 2 weeks ago, which may have led to this, but I'm spitballing here.

I had a temporary dental crown put on this morning, which I thought was going to be the worst part of the day. Little did I know!