Chapter 17“I want you to consider what it will mean to the household as my symptoms progress.” Julie said. She and Georgia had gone for a walk and were now sitting in the park across from the house. The girls were still in school. “You need to understand the changes you're seeing in me. For those reasons, perhaps I should move into hospice.” The relationship between the two women had grown closer since Georgia announced her intention to adopt Shelby. Their past history had no meaning now and the awkwardness had all but disappeared. All Georgia could see was a woman and a mother who was struggling with the inevitability of her demise. Their past seemed so petty when faced with the reality of life and death. It was a lesson she'd learned when faced with her own struggle to survive five year

