my grandmother's compadres from the strandcare senior citizen's group visit her in the morning. they're very spirited & wish her well. just her neice, beth is morbid & says she'll pass the word along that my gran is at her last days. 

she's very ill today after vomiting black bile all night, since yesterday afternoon. my mother kept guard over her, sleeping in her room. my mother phones me to take her to doctor johnson around the corner. he's gracious enough to give us half his consultation fee back to get her to hospital immediately per taxi. his recaptionist is afton alexander who also won art certificates along with me in primary school. our neighbour latifah carts me & my grandmother to hottentots-holland hospital. they'll keep her overnight & take her to tygerberg hospital for her tests scheduled for tomorrow.  my mother rushes after work to hospital..