Mom's not well, so

on Sunday morning I called to see if she was up to a short visit from us. She had called last week Thursday to cancel Sunday lunch as she had woken up with a terrible headache, and wasn't feeling too grand and wasn't sure she'd be OK by Sunday. She's 75!

Anyway, when I called Sunday morning I could hear she was really not well at all, and after 30 seconds of talking she said she thinks she wants to go to hospital.
Well, that's me then.
Load the family, and roar off to mom's house to collect her. The Princess made sure that she had her little case packed with the right stuff for a stay in the hospital, medical aid card, I.D. Document and off we went. Nearest hospital to Mom is about 25km away.
Princess had also called and confirmed with the medical aid for the hospital admission (if you don't get pre-authorisation the won't pay....)

Anyway, at the hospital (PRIVATE) we were well received, promptly assisted and Mom went in to see the doctor. She had been to her GP on Friday, but he wasn't sure what she had.
Turns out she has shingles, at the base of her scalp on her neck? Anyway, it's apparently very painful, and itchy. But she would be OK. He gave her a prescription, and sent her home. She immediately seemed to feel better, probably cause she now knew what was wrong, and was assured she'd be OK.

We couldn't find an open pharmacy anywhere in the town the hospital was in, or her home town, but she said she'd be OK till Monday morning when she would get her friend (a nun) to collect the meds for her.

We stayed for another 30 minutes or so, and then left.
When I called her last night she was still in pain, but doing OK.

Love you Mom, get well soon.

Salagtle!