We had a real scare with my mom recently. It turns out that she knew for a long time that she was having problems with her heart (shortness of breath and chest pains), but didn’t tell the family or her doctor until it was nearly too late. When she finally fessed up to her doctor, things went on a fairly fast track. My mom had heart surgery a little over a week ago. She is recovering now at home. I have a cute picture of her sleeping in her hospital bed with Jude sleeping in the crook of her arm. But, my mom would kill me if I posted it here.