Long weekend

Mom has been experiencing some abdominal discomfort for the past few days.  Some evaluaion over the weekend revealed that she is having a little flair-up of colitis.  This may have been brought on by her very irregular eating patterns for the past week or two followed by attempts by the medical staff to get her "insides" working regularly.  Add to this the obvious stress of recent events and you can see why some intestinal discomfort might arise.  The treatment for now is antibiotics and digestive rest (fasting).  Hopefully they will allow Mom to resume eating today and this isn't too much of a setback.  She will likely start with liquids to allow her system to slowly recover.  
Unfortunately, this puts the heart procedure on hold for a day or two.  We'll know more later today after her doctors have had a chance to see her.  In spite of the events of the past couple of days, she seemed pretty perky yesterday and had no trouble walking around the halls.  It's not the length of walk she's accustomed to but at least she's out of bed.
We have pretty much completed moving in to the new apartment.  It's obviously much smaller than the unit she was in but it should be very comfortable with many of her familiar furnishings.  There are residents in the assisted living section who know Mom well and are very pleased that their friend will be joining them.  She will have a lot of support in making this difficult transition. 
More later....