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My mom has obstained from ALCOHOL for almost 4 MONTHS!!!! Can I get a WOOOHOOO? ;) All joking aside, I am so proud of my amazing mother. She acts as though it has been easy, but I know that everything she's been through has been more than difficult. This is only the beginning but the support that she has recieved is greatly appreciated.[...]
Hey everyone!
So, my mom has been back in danville for a week now and is doing well. I have been talking to her everyday and has been doing a bunch of things around her apartment that shes been meaning to do. She started physical therapy last week and is supposed to go once a week for a month. In the meantime she has been doing her exercises everyday. I was really worried about her going back to danville but I have to have faith in her that she can do this. That is one of the lessons I have learned through all of this- she has to want to do the work! I cannot force her to stay sober, she has to want it.[...]
Once my mom was discharged from the hospital she was staying with Shauna. Shortly after that she came to stay with me. She will be here for about a week and then back to Danville for some follow-up appointments.[...]
On Saturday the 8th of September, my Mom was rushed to the ER because she had pain and discomfort due to constipation. The hosptal ran a bunch of tests and found out that she has stage 2 borderline stage 3 cirrhosis of the liver. It was clear that her alcohol consumption over the years was the cause. The hospital kept her because the withdrawl symptoms of alcohol can be deadly (tremors, nausea, vomiting, and seizures). The hospital performed 2 procedures: endoscopy (upper GI tract) and a colonoscopy (lower GI tract) to ensure she did not have any other illnesses (cancer, tumors, etc.). When doing the colonoscopy the Dr. found a polyp and removed it for biopsy. The biopsy came back as cancerous. But since they removed the polyp and found it at an early stage it is not an issue at this point in her life. [...]
