Ok, onto more somber note. Someone asked me why you have not seen my Dad helping me on the boat this time, like you see in other project videos. I thought I had mentioned this before, but I will bring everyone up to date. Halloween of 2010 my mother was diagnosed with a dual form of Acute Leukemia and had to be hospitalized in an isolation ward for three months while undergoing treatment. In January she had her bone marrow transplant, and things were looking up. Then a few weeks ago she got "Graft VS Host Disease" or GVH, which from what I understand attacks the bowels and liver. They treat it with steroids that usually helps your body get over this. Well in my mothers case it has not helped at all, and her systems are trying to shut down. My Dad called me yesterday to inform me that we are trying a last ditch effort to try and clean her blood so her liver and kidneys can recover. I have spent the last 12 hours really preparing myself for the real possibility of having to say goodbye to my mother. I really thought that she was going to lick this with no problem. I never EVER thought I would face this. To me she is "ten foot tall and bulletproof".
My brother, sister, and I are VERY close with our mother, and she was one of those rare moms that never meddled in our business. She was always there to just listen, and offer advise ONLY if you asked for it. She is a strong Christian woman, and I know she will be in a better place. However, it still does not make things any easier, and I still hold on to the small chance things could turn around.
So that is the reason my father has not been around, and I miss that. We would have been done with this boat by now. Heck, we built a master bathroom and 6X6 roman shower with floor to ceiling tile in 10 weekends. All from a 64 year old executive! Not bad!
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