it seems that 5 is the magic number

yes, 5. A quintuple bypass! Yikes!!! Mom saw him & said he's doing well. Pale and feeling cold. They're doing bloodwork to keep tabs on him.

For now, things seem to be as good as they can be. Mom got settled in to Uncle Joe's place and has very little cell reception. If you need to call her, the apartment phone is 212-786-1823. She'll be there for a few hours & go back up to the hospital sometime late this afternoon.