Ring Tones

Phone rings. It's for me. Mom's been admitted to the hospital. The chemo/radiation treatments have taken a toll. Dehydration is the leading suspect, but there may be an underlying reason that is causing the severe dehydration. They can't take blood because her blood pressure's so low...so tests will have to wait until later today.

Tracy's mobile phone rings. Father-in-law had some chest pains in the night. Nothing severe, but they'll keep him for observation & testing today, just to be sure.

Two phone calls from 660 miles away can change the tone of a Thursday. News like that stays in the back of your brain no matter what else falls into your lap during the course of the day. Those things that were pressing don't seem so pressing and those items that should be joyful seem tempered a bit.

Today, when the phone rings, I'm hoping for telemarketers.