just called mommy and she told me more clearly what's going on over there. gran had some tube inserted down her neck already. that is the first thing on the 'list'. i think the tube's for her dialysis. now she's waiting for dialysis, which would take about 3 hours. after dialysis is done she'll go for the big op for her arm, to remove the shant (spelling?) and stuff. mom says thank God that the antibiotics are working so her fever's gone down, and the pain is manageable now. so that's that.

was talking to mommy, trying to find the useful questions to ask so i don't waste her brain energy on stupid things. she said, "sitting beside mama now..." wah, i heartpain when i heard that lah for some reason, maybe because i was picturing it. then i asked about the pain and she said, "... thank God the pain is tolerable now, she's just silently groaning." then i laughed, "silently groaning?" haha. i could tell mom was real tired. please pray for my parents too.