I just wanted to share with you how proud I am of my mom.  She took care of herself today.  I live far away in another state and at the end of last week she had chest pain and pain in her arm. She likely waited longer than she should have before calling an ambulance.  The paramedics came and took care of her and stablized her but one of the two suggested she go to the hospital to be checked out. She was due for a test (unrelated) at the hospital and my A brother was suppose to take her last Saturday but couldn't make it over to take her.  My mom went with the paramedics to be checked out for the chest and arm pain but also got the unrelated test that she was suppose to have last Saturday since she was there anyway.  When my A brother came to pick her up to take her home from the hospital later the same day, he told her when she was given the option by the paramedics to go to the hospital or stay home she should've stayed home.  I'm sure as usual, he was going to try to guilt her for inconveniencing him.  There was no way she could go home from the hospital by cab because she can't walk unaided. She has a walker and needs to go up two sets of stairs to her place. Then my A brother was suppose to come to her house on Monday after being in touch with her doctor and get her the new prescription she was given. She was also on her last pill of another prescription.  He couldn't come.  He said he would come today.  Four pm he calls and says he isn't coming.  He says he will come tomorrow and get the groceries she needs and do the rest.  Told her some story.  At this point, my mom had called her doctor's office, spoke to his nurse (because she can't understand her doc's accent), the nurse called the pharmacy, the pharmacy called my mom to tell her get her check ready and expect the doorbell and the usual sweet guy who does deliveries came with the medication and brought the letter I wrote her up from the mailbox.  She's already read half the book I sent her last week. My mom asked the pharmacy delivery guy to tell her how she's suppose to take the new medication and he gave the name of the phamacist at the drug store and told my mom to give her a call and assured my mom that the woman spoke very clearly and she would be able to hear and understand her.  My mom called the pharmacist.  I called my mom tonight and she told me all of this.  She also told me she got a call from ss telling her a housekeeper will come tomorrow to give her a hand.  She went on to tell me that she just couldn't wait any longer for my brother, he was suppose to come on Monday, then this morning and she just didn't think she should wait any longer so she took care of things herself.  She said when he called at 4pm she didn't tell him all this and she'll tell him tomorrow morning when he comes.  I know he'll come at this point because he figures he's already let it go longer than he should have and better get his A a$$ over there finally.   My mom said to me, "I got it all done." I said to her, you know mom you should really be proud of yourself, I hope if I ever live as long as you I can still take care of myself the way you do!  She said about herself, I'm very lucky I can still think straight and take care of myself. Then she said, you know I don't pray but I'm very grateful to god.  Me too (((Mom))), me too.  My mom is 92.  Thanks for letting me share with you.  TT