Update

I just spoke with my mom on the phone and she's hanging in there.
Aunt Kath is there with her in the hospital.  My dad's office is
literally across the parking lot from the hospital, so he has been
able to be there a lot today, but is back to seeing patients this
afternoon.  Mom is getting very good care and special attention.
Right now, they still don't know what the source of the infection is
and they are giving her two very strong antibiotics.  Her fever has
been fluctuating but has dropped a bit from last night.  Her white
blood count level is quite low right now, around 2.6, down from 4.0
yesterday, so people are supposed to be wearing masks in her room to
limit her exposure to other infections.  She sounds very tired, but
seemed to be coherent and even was a little positive with her "Well,
the good news is..." statement that she threw into our conversation.
For the time being, she will stay at the hospital to rest, hydrate,
and figure out what's causing the infection.

Aunt Kath plans to be in WV through early next week.  Right now, with
her current WBC levels and energy levels, it's not the best idea to
have lots of visitors and phone calls.  She is at Reynolds Memorial
Hospital, 800 Wheeling Avenue, Glen Dale, WV 26038 and their home
address is 33 Hubbard Lane, Glen Dale, WV 26003.

My dad and I will try to keep this page updated as much as possible.
We all appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

-Sara