Mom update

Mom and Dad went to Kaiser this afternoon to get her rescheduled MRI. I wanted to go, but thanks to the hearing loss, I was changing into running clothes when they left and didn't even know they had been planning to go until I read the note where they were. This is a bad time to feel out of the loop on information.

Anyway, Mom had some bad dizzy spells today and I had to take her home from Target because she couldn't walk well. When she got out of the car door at Kaiser, she fell down and scraped up her knees. This seems to have finally got doctor attention and they are keeping her overnight and bringing in a neurologist. I'm happy they are finally skipping that professional courtesy shit of waiting until Mom's doctor gets back from vacation on Tuesday, but I am not entirely reassured because I've had a couple of people say bad things about their service in just the past 24 hours.

My cousin's wedding is tomorrow and Mom will miss it, which is too bad because Mom's sister is mother of the bride and I know everyone will miss her. Hopefully the rest of our family will go? I imagine that our immediate family, if not more, troop over to Kaiser afterwards to say hello.

I'd go into more detail about her symptoms and how hard it is to tell what she's thinking or how she really is, but I feel like I want to respect the pride of such a strong woman. Not that she's proud...everyone's cards call her "sweet", which is a nice word to have everyone define you as. But she has always been the glue in this family that holds it all together. The organizer. The doer. It's odd to see her ill, less active, and quiet.

My excitement from Panama has fallen by the roadside. There's so much to worry about here that... eh, it's strange, that's all I'll say, since this isn't the journal I hash out personal confusions in. "Brain tumor" puts a lot on my mind, but thankfully Auburn is a good place for long runs and midnight walks to question the indifferent stars.

Thanks again to all for your prayers, "good thoughts", and support. The family is really running pretty well so far, and we can still hope for a good diagnosis now that Kaiser finally seems to realize it's inappropriate to delay action and information on a brain tumor.

Buenas!