COLD DARK ROOM

Moozillion

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Apr 26, 2012
Messages
10,902
Location (City and/or State)
Louisiana, USA
Pretty well, thanks.
We've got a couple of friends living with us for a while. Although we made the decision to offer them space because they are such good friends, it's quite another thing to have people living in your home regardless of how respectful they are of our space.

The husband of the couple has been in kidney failure for a number of years, and it finally got so bad he was on dialysis for a year and just got a kidney transplant from his brother. They live in a tiny little trailer/caravan waaaaaay out in a rural area that is 2 hrs from the nearest hospital and have only 1 vehicle. We live 0.8 miles from a very good full service hospital and have a guest bedroom and bath that doesn't often get used. So we offered them space until he is safely recovered from his surgery (which was July 20).
Funny how I didn't fully appreciate my private space until it wasn't so private any more!
 

johnandjade

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Oct 26, 2014
Messages
15,914
Location (City and/or State)
scotland
Pretty well, thanks.
We've got a couple of friends living with us for a while. Although we made the decision to offer them space because they are such good friends, it's quite another thing to have people living in your home regardless of how respectful they are of our space.

The husband of the couple has been in kidney failure for a number of years, and it finally got so bad he was on dialysis for a year and just got a kidney transplant from his brother. They live in a tiny little trailer/caravan waaaaaay out in a rural area that is 2 hrs from the nearest hospital and have only 1 vehicle. We live 0.8 miles from a very good full service hospital and have a guest bedroom and bath that doesn't often get used. So we offered them space until he is safely recovered from his surgery (which was July 20).
Funny how I didn't fully appreciate my private space until it wasn't so private any more!


truly hope all goes well.
 

Eric Phillips

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Jul 19, 2014
Messages
1,087
Location (City and/or State)
Ohio
Pretty well, thanks.
We've got a couple of friends living with us for a while. Although we made the decision to offer them space because they are such good friends, it's quite another thing to have people living in your home regardless of how respectful they are of our space.

The husband of the couple has been in kidney failure for a number of years, and it finally got so bad he was on dialysis for a year and just got a kidney transplant from his brother. They live in a tiny little trailer/caravan waaaaaay out in a rural area that is 2 hrs from the nearest hospital and have only 1 vehicle. We live 0.8 miles from a very good full service hospital and have a guest bedroom and bath that doesn't often get used. So we offered them space until he is safely recovered from his surgery (which was July 20).
Funny how I didn't fully appreciate my private space until it wasn't so private any more!

Kudos for you guys! Awesome you could help!
 

Tidgy's Dad

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Feb 11, 2015
Messages
48,539
Location (City and/or State)
Fes, Morocco
Pretty well, thanks.
We've got a couple of friends living with us for a while. Although we made the decision to offer them space because they are such good friends, it's quite another thing to have people living in your home regardless of how respectful they are of our space.

The husband of the couple has been in kidney failure for a number of years, and it finally got so bad he was on dialysis for a year and just got a kidney transplant from his brother. They live in a tiny little trailer/caravan waaaaaay out in a rural area that is 2 hrs from the nearest hospital and have only 1 vehicle. We live 0.8 miles from a very good full service hospital and have a guest bedroom and bath that doesn't often get used. So we offered them space until he is safely recovered from his surgery (which was July 20).
Funny how I didn't fully appreciate my private space until it wasn't so private any more!
It's always such a pain doing good deeds.;)
Still, good on you.:)
How long do you expect them to stay ?
 

Tidgy's Dad

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Feb 11, 2015
Messages
48,539
Location (City and/or State)
Fes, Morocco

JoesMum

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Oct 26, 2011
Messages
21,568
Location (City and/or State)
Kent, South East England
Here in France, we had the choice between Olympic handball, handball and the 11th place decider for the women's rugby Kenya v Columbia (which was rather like watching a primary school match)

They are finally showing the ladies K1 slalom - a sport in which I participated in my youth to quite a high level and that is probably responsible for my back problems - something interesting at last!
 

Moozillion

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Apr 26, 2012
Messages
10,902
Location (City and/or State)
Louisiana, USA
Kudos for you guys! Awesome you could help!
Thanks.
I have had occasion to need temporary support in the past, and on 3 occasions friends and family stepped up and let me live with them. So I feel grateful for the opportunity to continue to do my part, now that I can.
 

Moozillion

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Apr 26, 2012
Messages
10,902
Location (City and/or State)
Louisiana, USA
It's always such a pain doing good deeds.;)
Still, good on you.:)
How long do you expect them to stay ?
Not totally sure. He has to get blood levels of his anti-rejection meds 3x a week right now, and they are still adjusting the dosages. Could be several months.
They house-sat for some friends this weekend, and turns out those friends have a really BIG house- much more spacious than ours, although not located so close to the hospital for the required tests. So they may split their time between our house during the week and the friends' house on the weekends. That'll be nice for a little space, since this could be a while.
 

Tidgy's Dad

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Feb 11, 2015
Messages
48,539
Location (City and/or State)
Fes, Morocco
Not totally sure. He has to get blood levels of his anti-rejection meds 3x a week right now, and they are still adjusting the dosages. Could be several months.
They house-sat for some friends this weekend, and turns out those friends have a really BIG house- much more spacious than ours, although not located so close to the hospital for the required tests. So they may split their time between our house during the week and the friends' house on the weekends. That'll be nice for a little space, since this could be a while.
Golly.
It's a great thing to do, like to think I'd do the same, but I like my space, too. :)
 

Moozillion

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Apr 26, 2012
Messages
10,902
Location (City and/or State)
Louisiana, USA

New Posts

Top