So my mother has congestive heart failure, pneumonia, water in the lungs, and lots of water throughout her stomach, and legs. They're checking for problems with the kidneys and liver.

They don't yet know the type of congestive heart failure, we're waiting for the cardiologist's report and the results of other tests.

No prognosis yet, they are just focusing on getting her reasonably well so that she can move and walk on her own, well with a walker but at least walking. That's still a couple of days away though.

I'm hopeful that what my family has is just a bad cold and not the beginnings of pneumonia that we picked up from my mother.

When I visit in the hospital I have to wear a gown, gloves, and a mask. Wearing all that makes things hot and unpleasant.

I had a bathroom emergency due to the anxiety. I thought it had passed, but I guess not. Taking Klonopin 2x a day. Depression is doing its thing, coloring everything grey.