Things are looking up.

I'm watching "Monsters Inside Me" while drinking a citron honey tea  & gin hot toddy.

Mom was sounding much better when I spoke to her on the phone earlier today. Yay!  Her procedure yesterday was quite successful. They drained a lot of fluid away from her heart and her lungs are now starting to clear.

I went to an afternoon Toastmasters meeting today, where I met a few very nice people and promised I would be back soon to future meetings. I really need to work on my communications skills but everyone was very positive and encouraging. There was even a woman who was originally from Atlanta there.