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Sabrina posted more information about her mother in a comment very early this morning. For those of you who may have missed it, here is what she wrote:

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While it's true that I said that about my dear old Mom, I also said let's not make light of the fact that she is in the hospital. She has a very high pain tolerance, and given that she did have my Dad take her to the emergency room was an indication as to how much pain she was in. She had not slept in 2 days. The "boil" was, as the doctor said, an abscess that had been there for some time, again indicating her high pain tolerance. Margaret, as every who knows her and loves her knows, does not complain about much of anything. Hopefully this will be something that can be treated with antibiotics, and the worst is over. It all depends on whether the abscess came from something externally or whether it came from something internally. The latter is the worst case. Please keep her in your prayers and pray for a speedy recovery.
# posted by Sabrina : 12:45 AM

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I just talked with Sue who had talked with Norman this morning. Margaret is in less pain and was able to eat breakfast. Norm had been to the hospital early and was heading right back after his own breakfast. He didn't know how long Margaret would be an inpatient, thought it depended on what the culture shows and what the surgeon has to do to remove the packing from the wound. That removal could require another surgery.

Sabrina is certainly right about the level of pain it would take to make Margaret go to an emergency room! Margaret is one who can be very sensitive to others' pain but will minimize and never complain about her own. Catrina, a chip off the mother's block, stayed overnight with Margaret.

On the phone last night Sabrina told me the surgeon came out to talk with the family while Margaret was in recovery. He quickly recognized that Stephanie is the knowledgeable one so talked with her while the rest listened.

Keep Margaret in your prayers and hope the abscess is an outside-in one. We'll update when we know more.

Meanwhile, today is the day Sabrina's younger son, Brett, has his tonsils out. They are at another St. Louis area hospital, DePaul, where that operation is underway.