Quick note

[jenett]

For those who haven't seen it (don't panic!) elisem has been off visiting friends in New York, and went to the emergency room last night after symptoms of what seems to be a minor stroke.

Good news being that they are smart people, well-educated in these kinds of things, and she got there fast - the symptoms she was having went away, no new ones have appeared. However, she's still in the hospital, which is not precisely the location of choice for beloved lionesses.

News, with further updates at http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/012797.html

In the meantime, I'm going to be over here disliking the fact that no one has invented an @teleport device yet, telling myself that other smart sensible people are perfectly capable of helping the Elise (since I can't, not being there), and generally getting nothing done this evening.

(Because, well, one does worry, even when the current news is as reasonably good as it might be given that the words Emergency Room have appeared in close proximity.)

Comments

[brooksmoses]

*hugs* Not being there is hard, yeah.

[keshwyn]

Yeah, those two words rarely indicate anything good. I am thinking good thoughts at her.

[somewhatbent]

Eeeep! Having 'been here, done that' I concur that it's a scary thing. Probably more so for the Beloved Ones than the patient, as I have very little memory of the time immediately surrounding my stroke. Quick intervention -- which sounds like the case -- and watchful support over the next few weeks/ months are Good Things. (my Beloveds and family noticed things that I didn't -- which allowed me to create adaptive behaviors)

[herlander_refugee]

Not being there is very scary! Let's hope you get some better news quickly.

[eeyorerin]

I thought of you when I saw the news. @teleport would be quite useful, especially in cases like these.