1.   At one point he sends his ailing mother a stack of pancakes parcel post.

2.   A rambunctious baby, May proved more than her ailing mother or distracted father could handle, and she was sent off to stay with family friends.

3.   Far removed from the political maneuvering he set into motion, Gingrich visited his ailing mother in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Sunday.

4.   Gingrich, who visited his ailing mother on her birthday Sunday in Mechanicsburg, Pa., has played no role in the race to succeed him.

5.   He empathized with a woman about caring for her ailing elderly mother.

6.   He had been living at the home of his ailing mother in Gloversville, N.Y., where he had been caring for her during the last several months.

7.   He was expected to fly to Stockton, Calif., to visit his ailing mother, Wirth said.

8.   He was granted extended furloughs to visit his ailing mother.

9.   Joe Santiago only has to listen to his ailing mother to know the harmful effects of cigarettes.

10.   Mr. Fong, with a problematic past and an ailing mother, stayed behind and later became head of a provincial power company.