Wednesday September 26, 2001
After a month hiatus, the “ongoing letter” is back, but it starts on a bad note.
Let me start off with some bad news. Hanmee’s mom has had a stroke. No one is sure just how bad it is yet as they (mom & dad) don’t think it’s necessary to get to a hospital right away. They went to a Chinese hospital and had acupuncture done. This didn’t help, and so for the past two days they’ve been waiting it out, so it seems. Her face is distorted, vision in one eye gone, and skin on one side numb. Apparently, it happened a couple days ago, but everyone thought it should be kept secret to prevent anyone from worrying. Hmm. It didn’t work. Hanmee is considering going to Wonju tonight with Hanyoung (brother in Inchon) to bring her to the hospital. It’s 10:30pm now, and Hanmee is only trying to get real information on her mom’s state. No one is saying anything definite. I printed Hanmee a bunch of info from Mayo Clinic. She’s now discussing it with Hanlim (brother south of Seoul) to find out more. More later.