Day 4

Today there was no change in Jessica's status, but two very important things did happen. The first is that Ash saw her therapist. I don't know much about what they discussed, but she's taken on a calmer air since they met. He actually knows a lot about brain stem strokes, which are in fact the most serious kind of stroke. The second thing was that Dan, Steph and I began the project of clearning out her apartment. This apartment was so messy that no one had been allowed in for well over a year. I knew it was going to be bad, but there was no way to expect what I saw. It was gross and sad. I was glad that we were wearing masks so that Dan and Steph didn't have to see me in a permanent grimace. Her sink and counters were full of ancient dirty dishes. There was a plastic bin, full of dirty dishes. There were so many horrors and filthy abominations. The biggest mystery is a 25 lb bag of magnum lead shot.