More news I'd rather not deliver: Sue became ill yesterday afternoon with all the symptoms of her recurring low-sodium condition--disoriented, confused, sleepy, unsteady on her feet. The low-sodium is caused by a med she takes to control seizures. But low-sodium can cause seizures. Sounds crazy, but it's true. So she had a seizure, and I called her neurologist's nurse for guidance. "Give her an ativan, let her sleep, and if she's still disoriented, take her to the E.R." I called Chris who is our stand-by guy to alert him. Sure enough, Sue woke still not "with it," and off to the E.R. we went for the second time in less than a month.

The E.R. at Barnes-Jewish downtown St. Louis is an amazing place. Sue got right into a bay, was assessed, and eventually transferred to a room in the hospital. She awoke this morning seemingly fine and was released to come home in the early evening. Shelly, Chris' wife, went to bring her home only to find she had had a relapse. Another night in the hospital. Sue called just now (10:00 pm) and sounded fine, resigned to another night there.

She is on the same neurological floor (the 11th) that she's been on some 30 times over the past five years so all the staff know her. She gets excellent care. It is a small consolation to know that one of the country's finest centers for treating neurological disorders is about 12 minutes from our house.

Once again, I got to spend a lot of time with Christopher, surely one of the finest guys on the planet.