I got an email from TRL, thanks for noticing my absence 
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I haven't been feeling very social lately. It seems like everything is going wrong at the same time.
My mother is real sick. She has been in and out of the hospital since November and she spent the entire month of February in the hospital. 20 years of peritoneal dialysis has taken it's toll on her body. Initially, she did not tell me how serious it was because she did not want me to worry. On Feb. 5th she had a mild stroke. She regained use of her right side (except for her face, a little) and she was released from the hospital on Feb. 25th. She was home for only 4 hours and she had a heart attack (just happened to be the day I left for the Vegas race).
My step-dad retired on the day that my mom had the stroke because he did not want to leave the hospital. They brought a recliner in the room for him to sleep on. He began taking dialysis classes so that he could operate my mom's machine in the event that she could not do it herself (he's a hell of a guy). While my mom and my step-dad were away from home, their house was broken into and burglarized. The burglars beat up the dog and got away with jewelry and money. Fortunately, the burglars did not vandalize the house.
My mom is home now, but she is very weak and she knows that she is not going to get well. She has been on the donor list for 10 years but now she is too fragile to undergo a transplant even if she did get the call.
It has been a tough year, so far.
On March 16th I had to put my dog to sleep. She was having trouble urinating when I got back from Vegas. I took her to the Vet and they said she had a bladder infection. She did not respond to the antibiotics so I took her back for an ultrasound. They found masses on her liver and in her bladder (and performed a biopsy). They said that there was nothing that they could do for her. She was 11 years old. It's very lonely here without her.
As you all can see it's been difficult. Sorry for the long vent...
.I haven't been feeling very social lately. It seems like everything is going wrong at the same time.
My mother is real sick. She has been in and out of the hospital since November and she spent the entire month of February in the hospital. 20 years of peritoneal dialysis has taken it's toll on her body. Initially, she did not tell me how serious it was because she did not want me to worry. On Feb. 5th she had a mild stroke. She regained use of her right side (except for her face, a little) and she was released from the hospital on Feb. 25th. She was home for only 4 hours and she had a heart attack (just happened to be the day I left for the Vegas race).
My step-dad retired on the day that my mom had the stroke because he did not want to leave the hospital. They brought a recliner in the room for him to sleep on. He began taking dialysis classes so that he could operate my mom's machine in the event that she could not do it herself (he's a hell of a guy). While my mom and my step-dad were away from home, their house was broken into and burglarized. The burglars beat up the dog and got away with jewelry and money. Fortunately, the burglars did not vandalize the house.
My mom is home now, but she is very weak and she knows that she is not going to get well. She has been on the donor list for 10 years but now she is too fragile to undergo a transplant even if she did get the call.
It has been a tough year, so far.
On March 16th I had to put my dog to sleep. She was having trouble urinating when I got back from Vegas. I took her to the Vet and they said she had a bladder infection. She did not respond to the antibiotics so I took her back for an ultrasound. They found masses on her liver and in her bladder (and performed a biopsy). They said that there was nothing that they could do for her. She was 11 years old. It's very lonely here without her.
As you all can see it's been difficult. Sorry for the long vent...
