update

so yesterday, kristin's family was told that her mom had either mad cow disease (no treatment possible), brain cancer (slim chances for treatment), or a brain infection (very treatable).

this morning, the neurologists informed them that the oncologists/neurologists yesterday were trying to give them hope, but an infection is not really what's going on.

what does this mean? whatever is going on (either brain cancer or mad cow disease) is untreatable. kristin's mom has not been eating since last thursday... when things get finished up at the hospital, they're taking her to hospice care at home to die hopefulyl comfortably at home.

kristin's taking the semester off to help her dad sort out life through christmas time.

i've told her any time she needs me other than 9-noon on the 30th and 31st (quals) i'll be there. looks like i make my next visit to ohio a lot sooner than i thought.

i sincerely doubt in the state things lie right now that i have the concentration to study enough to pass quals in 12 days. this means i will fail and if i don't pass in january, i'm out of the program.

people seem confident i can pass in january.

you know what though? i am first and foremost a friend to all my friends, and secondly an aspiring mathematician. at least this gives me reason for why i'm going to fail in two weeks besides the fact that i don't know enough yet, eh?

so yeah, prayers for kristin's family.

the end.