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* The author’s mother fell twice in one week, prompting a hospital visit.
* The author suspected her mother’s illness was a “veiled cry for help” due to the grueling life on the mountain.
* Doctors in Susanville couldn’t find anything physically wrong with the mother after tests.
* The mother was transported by ambulance to Reno.
* The author visited her mother in the neurology ward of a Reno hospital.
* The mother and Mark live in a cabin without power, generator, or running water.
* They haul water in 200-gallon jugs.
* they shower outside in the summer with a solar-powered bag (5 gallons).
* In the winter, they take sponge baths with vinegar.
* They use an outhouse about 75 feet from the cabin, up a slope.
* The outhouse has a toilet seat, a coffee can with lime, toilet paper, and reading material (US army survival guide, Better Homes and Gardens, Pioneer Magazine).
* The author suspects her mother was faking or exaggerating her symptoms.
* The author understands her mother’s and mark’s love for the wild and the sacrifices they’ve made.
