My mom has a doctor's appt today to get the results of her CT scan. I had planned on taking her, BUT my MIL is sick with something horrible--the flu or something that makes the flu look good! So, she cannot keep Emily. I called my neighbor, she can't keep Em. Called my best friend who happens to be on vacation this week, she and her DH have an appt this am that can't be rescheduled. In short, no one to keep Em. I have taken Emily to Mom's oncologist's office before, but only when Mom was having bloodwork run, not for an actual office visit. In the office, they have a sign up that says they don't want children in the exam rooms. Also, Em is still coughing from the croup, so you can imagine the fear that nasty cough (though it's not a bark anymore) would put in the cancer patients there, and that is understandable. So, after a sleepless night of worrying what to do, I woke up this morning, took my shower, and called my mom to ask her if her friend Jackie could go with her. I feel rotten because I feel like it is ultimately my place to take her and to be with her when she gets the results. What if the results are bad? That is my fear, that the results will be bad, and I won't be there with her. I just feel like a terrible daughter for not getting Emily up (it's 8:40 and she's still sleeping--she's been sleeping late since she's been sick) and going to the doctor with my mom. But I didn't know what to do, and I made a choice. I hope it was the right one . . . and I hope my mom will be honest with me about her results and all the doctor has to say. 
I think she understands. And if Em is sick it probably is best not to take her with you. 
