The doctor has declined to say whether depriving herself of her daily Dr Pepper supplement (corn syrup) has precipitated recent health difficulties.
 
After a doctor’s visit today, Pattie was urgently scooted to Penrose Hospital for more tests. She has a westward facing room on the tenth floor, room 1006. Pattie is scheduled for GI tests tomorrow and is expected to be incarcerated for three or four days. Visitors welcome.