A week without Alice

Alice has been in the Hospital since last Thursday having tests and whatnot to figure
out why she fainted in the middle of the night. Could be a seisure or low blood pressure or other things that I can't even imagine. But certainly we want her to be well and to know what happened. But certainly we want her back at work. Kate tackled me with what I wanted more: having Alice back to work or having her well. I want her healthy so that she can lead a wonderful life and take care of us. Because in the meantime I am coping with replacing a very efficient support system. And I'm cranky about it. But most of all it's Alice's relationship with Kate that is central to our household. I see that that is what I need to say to kate to help her understand the contect of what is going on.
So kate came home by herself yesterday successfully and this morning Arnie took her to the bus stop and she went off to school by herself and tonight she will do it again. I would prefer to have Alice pick her up but Alice is still among the missing. I had no idea that I would turn out to be such an overprotective mother. Who is this person who is such a wimp. I'm sure that at 13 I was wondering the streets of New York in a selective way. Actually I was tucked away at boarding school, oh god, it's been so long that I don't really remember.