Family emergency

To anyone who has tried to find me at work since Friday morning, I apologize for not being available. My mother-in-law, who lives with us, became very ill early Friday morning and was rushed to Palestine Regional Medical Center, where she's been in ICU since then. Her long-term prognosis looks good, but she's still very weak and sick and being transferred to a long-term acute care center in Tyler. Therefore, I'm anticipating being in and out of the office more than usual (either going to visit or watching kids so that my husband can go) so please shoot me an email at bfoley@palestineherald.com or leave me a voice message at work. I do not have Internet or texting enabled on my cell phone (I have an 11-year-old who would use it too often) but I'll try to check for and return messages as often as I can. Thanks for your patience and understanding!