and we're in

Dad is completely miserable from the contrast. Amy's helping with Vacation Bible School, so she calls Larry Lind and asks him to take Dad to the emergency room. They admit him at St. Luke's, where they pump his stomach. He finally has relief from the incredible stomach pain and pressure for the time being. They give him an endoscopy, and preliminarily tell us that they think there is some “malignancy,” but they won’t say “cancer” yet.