State Sen. Ophelia Ford dialed 911 at 6:30 a.m. Sunday from her Mud Island apartment requesting medical help, according to a tape of the emergency call. "What's the problem ma'am? Tell me exactly what happened," the operator said. "I haven't eaten in about a week and I can't stop shaking," Ford said. "I think I got a blood infection." Sunday's call for help is the latest in a series of events that have raised concerns about the Memphis Democrat, including an off-topic outburst during a Senate committee meeting in Nashville, a hospital stint after reportedly falling off a hotel bar...
