I went ahead and made my posts this morning and then will likely be off-line most of the day. I've over-done, of course, and am trying to get a few more minutes rest this morning. I just talked to the nurses station; the doctors have not been in yet. Mom is pending transfer back to the nursing home today, with Hospice care there. She was more responsive yesterday in opening her eyes, but the doctor said this is because they have taken her off the IV which contained Heparin (blood clot preventative) which can depress the system. They are still not giving her any chance of survival. She is receiving nothing but pain medication as needed but they had to discontinue the IV due to fluid build-up in the tissues. I want to post occasionally; gets my mind off things for a few minutes. I've asked Charlie to post a note (which he did) that for a while, I'll not be doing puzzlers. Thank you again for your wonderful outpouring of support! Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php