We knew she had kidneu failure and sometime it raised its ugly head and sometimes she was OK. But it has been bad lately. She has COPD really bad and right now has pnuemonia in both lungs. Then her blood count came back this week and her hemoglobin was 3 So she was taken to the hospital today. She has some really strange antibodies that make getting blood pretty difficult. So I have been at the hospital all day. She has a daughter that comes around about once a year and at that time tries to take total control. She is the dutiful daughter doing everything for Mom. My husband and one of the brothers are the ones who take care of her. The brother is hard of hearing. So in this hospital room is the daughter, her two kids, who all rank of cigarettes, a hard of hearing son and his wife who just tried to stay out of the way and my husband and I. I just had to leave. This daughter and kids are always asking for money for rent, medicine, food, etc. But they are all covered with tattoos, and stink. I am sorry if I offend anyone but they look worse than trailer trash. But she immediately dismisses me at MIL bedside and lets me know I am the in law. I would knock her teeth out but she has none, wears no dentures and is only 50 years old, wears bad make up and the color she put on her hair is terrible. Can you tell I am about ready to spit nails right now. This is the only parent I have left. I know she is my MIL but she has been that for 40 years and she wants me to call her Mom. When she was able to get out and go out with us when I assisted her out of her wh/ch to stand to get in the car we would stand and give each other a big hug and kiss. Then there is the other son that just doesn't see her, call or anything. One year the nursing home let us know she was accumulating to much money in her account so MIL wrote us all checks. You better believe the two of them got there to see her real quick. But where are they now?

OK, I think I am done. I am just really tired. Between yesterdays drama and today my brain is gone