Third time is definitely not so charming in this case...

And so, in a stellar attempt to outdo us all, my brother makes the third member of my family to visit an ER in the last two weeks.

It seems that my niece has a cold, and in the classic spirit of generosity of a two-year-old, she's passed it onto both my mother and her father. In Joey, it quickly moved into his chest, and last night, he left work in an ambulance because of chest pains and difficulty breathing. Turns out that he had a very serious asthma attack that put as much strain on his chest muscles as a small heart attack.

He's home now with a brand spanking new diagnosis of asthma, and my family is in serious need of prayer and positive thoughts.