An old friend is not well

Laura has just let me know that Rose Pardell has been in hospital for 5 weeks. She was in the bathroom and started coughting and couldn't quit then coughed so much she cracked her spine - can you imagine how awful that would be? She came home last Sun for a visit but after 2 hrs asked to go back to hospital. Ed thinks he could look after her at home, but the kids really don't think so. She has so many health problems and he has his share too - I just feel so bad for them.
The Wensinks are off to Nakusp today for an overniter and change of scenery. It is cold here still and the rest of the week looks no better, but I saw in the paper that most of AB is a lot colder and projected snow - must repeat - will this winter never end? This is the longest and coldest in the 30 yrs I've been here.