Liver failure

Mom is in intensive care.  She is mostly unconscious today.  She does know who she is and who some of her visitors are, but can't really open her eyes or communicate.  She does respond to direct questions... esp. when it is to refuse whatever the nurse is asking her to do.  (We are amused to discover that she is stubborn even when barely conscious.)

The docs think that her symptoms are due to liver failure-- her blood is polluted with ammonia.  She is being treated for this now and the hope is that she will be much more lucid tomorrow or Wed.  She is also expected to receive platelets tonight or tomorrow along with a blood transfusion.

Juniee and Sam have a meeting with the doctor tomorrow to talk about prognosis and care options.

Juniee wanted me to relay to you all that the doctors don't think she has much time left; 2-6 months at the most, and that's presuming they are able to flush her system and maintain her on dialysis.