Decluttering the house before mom returns from the hospital (WIP)
Mom is a hoarder. This was her childhood home. She had a lot of trauma and I think she started associating things with emotions and memories. The leather jackets are of her mom, who died of sepsis a year before I was born.
She’s currently in the hospital recovering from sepsis. Cleaning the house and decluttering things before she returns home as she will have to have wheelchair accommodations. It’s sad that it took an amputation for her to finally understand the dire situation we were in and the need to let go of stuff….
Most if not all of her clothes don’t fit her today, so nearly all her clothes had to be donated. And it felt good. In total… about 30 bags.
Edit: Mom was in agreement. Of course it was a struggle, but because she’s being pushed from insurance to go home soon, she understood we have to clear things away and have room for new things. I kept things she wore within this year and are the size she can fit. Anything beyond that or in very poor condition I donated/recycled. We made sure that mom understood during that time.