Thank you all so much for your prayers over the past few days. My mom was just discharged from the hospital, after three nights. The doctors discovered that she is experiencing Premature Ventricular Contractions, which, in most people, won’t cause problems (and aren’t even usually felt), but in some, like Mom, they can. Since the tests they did at the hospital were too inconclusive, the doctors sent her home after careful monitoring, telling her to see a cardiologist to further investigate her chest pain and possible heart issues. She’s also supposed to see a gastroenterologist to determine the cause of the abdominal pain, which they weren’t able to figure out, either.

I didn’t mention it in my first post, but one of the more serious issues here is that Mom has been having some “female problems” (she requested I say it “nicely” :smile: ), with heavy bleeding for over three weeks. This isn’t the first time she’s dealt with this issue, and the doctors aren’t sure if all of it is related or not. She has an appointment tomorrow morning with her gynecologist to try to take care of this, because it is definitely one of the most concerning, pressing issues at the moment. This loss of blood is taking it’s toll on her… she’s very weak.

And on a good note, my mom’s very best and dearest friend is on her way out from Virginia this morning, which will be absolutely wonderful. Mom will be taking a little bit of a bloggie break while we sort through all of this, but she said to tell everyone thank you for your prayers… you’ve all been such a blessing to her.