update

Just got a phone call from sister about mom. Contrary to what mom told me this morning, she was transported to the hospital via ambulance, not stepdad. Doctors have stopped the internal bleeding (she required two units of blood), but she will remain in critical care overnight for observation. The bleeding was caused by esophageal varices, which resulted from liver damage (I'm assuming it's cirrhosis). Mom does have a nearly 20-year history with alcohol, so the fact that her health has reached this stage doesn't surprise neither me nor sister.

I'll know more tomorrow; if she's going to spend another night in the hospital, I'll probably make a trip to hometown and visit her.

xx