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DD- good point on maiden names...
My mom is supposed to have a heart catheterization in about an hour. I know they are pretty routine, but I'm a bit worried and out of sorts today anyway. My parents are fairly young (heck, I'm only 34!) and the went to the doc yesterday because she's been feeling a little tired/short of breath the previous 4 days while she was running. (She usually runs an hour [or more] a day with my dad, watches her diet, never smoked, doesn't drink- BUT my grandfather {her dad} had heart problems and my aunt {her younger sister} died of a heart attack a year or two ago). Regular doc sent her to a cardiologist, he admitted her yesterday afternoon. Hopefully everything will be OK...
Good lunck to your mom! Don't worry, it sounds like she is getting good care and if there is anything wrong, they will be able to fix it before there is a major problem. She's way ahead of the game just getting hersefl in at the first sign of a problem.
Sometimes getting family to go to the doctor at all when they think there may be a problem is the hardest step! I actually had someone tell me at lunch yesterday that she doesn't go for annual exams because she doesn't want to be told that there is anything wrong.