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Jul. 15th, 2006 09:04 amThe house goes on the market Monday. The realtor took pictures yesterday of our house for the various realtor websites. We've been so busy getting the house fabulous looking that I'm a bit shell-shocked with the whole experience. Looking around the house this morning, it's hard to believe how quickly 2 children can take a house from "pristine/show-ready" to "toys scattered hither and yon." I'm scared that the house is going to take forever to sell. In addition, I'm scared it will sell too quickly. We've been idly looking at properties, but I know it's time to get serious. There's something slightly surreal about all this.
I've not posted recently about my mother. That's due to there not being any (good) news. She was hospitalized a couple of weeks ago to receive a blood transfusion. She felt better for a few days after getting her "oil changed," but the fatigue has returned quickly. She keeps treating her cirrhosis as a bad case of the flu that a good rest will cure. It's been over a year since she was diagnosed, and it's only gotten worse. Her ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdomen) have been drained about 10 times in the last year. That's a very bad sign for future health, since it is not responding to the medical and dietary changes. Her liver is failing, and it's going to kill her at some point in the future. Emory has removed her from the transplant program due to her not going to alcohol treatment. She keeps thinking that she can get an exception, even though her doctors, Emory, and everyone around her (except her alcoholic husband) tell her she needs to follow Emory's requirements. I have tried everything in my power to fix her, and I'm at peace (right now, it could change) that it's her choice to live or die.
On a lighter note: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CqnVZwXQbQk
I've not posted recently about my mother. That's due to there not being any (good) news. She was hospitalized a couple of weeks ago to receive a blood transfusion. She felt better for a few days after getting her "oil changed," but the fatigue has returned quickly. She keeps treating her cirrhosis as a bad case of the flu that a good rest will cure. It's been over a year since she was diagnosed, and it's only gotten worse. Her ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdomen) have been drained about 10 times in the last year. That's a very bad sign for future health, since it is not responding to the medical and dietary changes. Her liver is failing, and it's going to kill her at some point in the future. Emory has removed her from the transplant program due to her not going to alcohol treatment. She keeps thinking that she can get an exception, even though her doctors, Emory, and everyone around her (except her alcoholic husband) tell her she needs to follow Emory's requirements. I have tried everything in my power to fix her, and I'm at peace (right now, it could change) that it's her choice to live or die.
On a lighter note: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CqnVZwXQbQk
