Cube news

The woman in the cube across from me is constantly having the same conversation over and over again with either her husband or her child. The essence of it is:

WIC (woman in cubicle): Hi Sweetie.
H/C (husband/child): [one word response]
WIC: Just calling to check in.
H/C: [short pause]
WIC: Okay then. When will you be home?
H/C: [time given]
WIC: Okay then. Bye Bye.

She has this conversation at least 4 times a day. All I know is that if I were the "sweetie" on the other end, I would be going insane. There has GOT to be some other piece of information she can share with them - world news? The weather? Observations about her drive to work? When she isn't having this conversation, she is constantly hacking and coughing, possibly dying from consumption.