So I was let in the know this morning. Mom almost didn't come home; when she went to the ER a week ago, it was because she was having a heart attack. And it wasn't one arterial blockage, it was three. They couldn't do a bypass because her lungs are too weak. But they did manage to get the stints in place and her diet is more restrictive. On top of this, the number of medications she has to take daily has increased and this means blood thinners and nitroglycerin are two of them.

Now that I know what happened, I'm not as worked up as I had been. Its still alarming, but she's improved and she'll need to take it easy now.