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I went straight to the hospital after landing at midnight. I got the whole story about what happened from Chris B. who picked me up. I couldn't wait to get in there and hug Mom. I didn't want to let her go. It brought back so many memories of when Dad got sick. That was the first thing Mom said to me, too. It's hard seeing a parent sick, afraid, worried, and exhausted. It was stressful spending the night in the emergency room, and still waiting for a room for most of the day. That is torture making someone stay in the ER for 3 days. It just made a stressful situation even more stressful. The sounds were the worst. It was a big relief to get out of there this afternoon.

I'm grateful Mom has good friends who had the sense to get her to the hospital and for those who stayed with her in the emergency room until I could get there.