Nowadays there's no good reason for anyone to get bent out of shape over receiving a text message. Feel better soon OP.

Wow, that sucks. Hope you feel better and able to explain to her why you did what you did.

Wow, and see, my dad spent the weekend in the hospital again (he's okay, just old; they thought it was a heart issue acting up but he'd just pulled a muscle) and here I am begging my brother to even just send me a quick text when Dad goes in, just to let me know what's up. :/ Because notification is notification; it's not like the sister was notified of a death in the family via text. I'm on the other side of the country, eh, and ever since I didn't find out a friend we'd moved away from was in the ICU for a month until someone called to tell me he died (no one thought to let us know because they all forgot we weren't on Facebook) I've had a fear of someone (probably Dad, considering his age) being in the hospital, getting steadily worse, and me not finding out until it's too late. Again. I'd ask Dad to let me know with a quick text but (a) he won't always have access to his phone in there and may not be up to using it regardless; and (b) he honestly doesn't have a clue how to use it for anything but making calls, and he has no interest in learning how. Why should he? He can just call, after all. Mind you, last time he asked my brother to let me know, but my brother forgot. Aargh just send me a quick text, please! "Dad's in the hospital, no immediate danger, but investigating chest pain. Will update as soon as we know more." Not that hard, argh.