July 28, 2006

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  Gram had two big blood clots, one in each lung.  Not to mention a bunch of small ones, clots in her legs, and both old and new clots in her heart.  They put a screen in yesterday, and she’s started on blood thinners and will be on those for the rest of her life.

  
  

  The pulmonologist said that 200,000 people die each year from what happened to Gram.  She’s lucky to be alive.

  
  

  Part of me can’t help but feel that she’s only waiting until Kellen and I are settled before she goes.  But she’s going into a Sub-Acute Unit at the nursing home both my mom and I used to work for,  at least for a little while, and mom is taking Kellen with her to the beach for a week.  Which gives me a week to find a competent sitter, and get subsidized child care, so that I can afford said sitter.  My mom has decided she won’t help me with him.  

  
  

  You know, I don’t ask that much of my family, and last I heard, Family helps family.  But apparently, not when it comes to my mother and me.   She’d bend over backwards to help her brothers, hence why my uncle has the car I’m supposed to be learning to drive on, but she’s not willing to help me that way.  Everything I say is just an excuse or just not worth listening to. 

  
  

  The moving to Texas may get pushed up a bit.  At least there, I’d have help.

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