1 Jan 2009 - Helen's mother

Helen flew to Tennessee tonight to be with her mother who had an emergency operation on December 31. Lois fainted in mid-December and when she went to the hospital they did a Sonogram and determined she had some blockage in a vain in her neck. They scheduled a follow up procedure called "Tilt-Table Test" for December 30th. During this test, Lois passed out and was admitted to the hospital. During the test they confirmed that she had a erratic heart beat and on New Years Eve day, she had a pacemaker installed.

This morning Lois had some bleeding complications as a result of the surgery and Helen decided to fly back to help take care of her mother when she gets out of the hospital.