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Update on my grandfather: definitely gallstones, which sucks and he's pretty miserable, but it isn't life-threatening and he'll be home tomorrow. He still needs to have surgery to have them removed. It's a simple procedure that can be done in-office by his doctor, but because of his age and other underlying medical problems, they have to wait to consult with his cardiologist, his nephrologist, his endocrinologist, etc etc before they can do the surgery, to make sure there aren't any complications. It might be as much as three weeks before they get everyone signed off to do it. But barring any unforeseen circumstances, he's going to be all right. We're going to visit him tomorrow, once he gets home from the hospital and settled back in.

Thanks for everyone who sent good thoughts to him. It really means a lot to me.

FOR FUCK'S SAKE

My mom just called. She's at the emergency room with her boyfriend.

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, DID I ACCIDENTALLY PUSH A MONK IN FRONT OF A TRAIN OR SOME SHIT? WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS MONTH?

It's nothing really serious at least. He's been miserable with a toothache for a few weeks, and he finally manned up last weekend and went to the dentist. The dentist said there was too much swelling to take it out yet and put him on antibiotics, but the antibiotics didn't do much and when he went back to the dentist today to get the tooth removed the dentist told him to go to the ER. The swelling in his throat was dropping his O2 sats down into the mid-seventies and he has an infection in his jaw now - they've got him on an IV and extra antibotics and they are waiting for an oral surgeon to drain the infection and remove the tooth. My mom didn't sound too worried, more exasperated because he's a crabby jerk when he's in pain. I'm sure he'll be fine.

That makes three members of my immediate family that have needed emergency medical treatment this week. Seriously, what did I do to piss the universe off so much lately? Although judging by everyone else's week, this may be a broader issue of Epic Fail. Either way, it bites.