Sen. McCaskill tweets from mother's bedside

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) tweeted Friday that after three days of uncertainty, her elderly mother's condition seems to be improving.

Been holding my breath for 3 days.Actually got to feed Mom some oatmeal this morning.Hopefully out of ICU tomorrow.Thank u for prayers.

— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) October 26, 2012

McCaskill, typically a prolific tweeter, had not tweeted since Monday night.

Just two weeks from Election Day and in a hotly contested Senate race, McCaskill canceled campaign events until the end of the week in order to stay with her 84-year-old mother, who's in the intensive care unit of a St. Louis hospital.

Her opponent in the Missouri Senate race, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), tweeted that he is praying for McCaskill. His tweets since then have not softened their political rhetoric, continuing to blast McCaskill's record on taxes and the Benghazi attack.

Our thoughts & prayers are with @clairecmc and her mother. huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/201…

— Todd Akin (@ToddAkin) October 23, 2012

McCaskill is leading Akin in the polls.

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