Over The Years
For nearly the next ten years, Kathi visited the doctors. Her family did everything they could to help their family member feel better. Even Dr. Hensley provided her with the best medical treatments. Right from ensuring bed rest to a sedentary life and even herbal treatments, nothing helped this lady. Just as Kathi started to believe that there was no cure for her disease, the stranger – bathroom repairman turned her life 360.
Affected All Lives
Kathi’s unknown disease and illness took a toll on all her relationships. Her personal and professional life was badly affected. While she could no longer work, staying at home further depressed her. With all this, her mental health was severely impacted. People started saying that her illness is in her mind and not in reality. Maybe she is hallucinating or suffering from a psychological disorder. It was at its peak and Kathi decided to divert her attention to her house and then called the contractors.
Madam Madam
When Kathi again went off to sleep, the contractors who came to repair her bathroom screamed from the floor above, “Madam, Madam”. Kathi got up with a jerk and gathered all her energy to rush upstairs. The repairmen then asked her a question which shocked her for a second. What made the repairmen question and scream at the sight of the bathroom?
The Water Heater
The contractor asked Kathi, “When was your water heater installed”? It took a little long for Kathi to recall exactly when did she got that installed. And after a few minutes of thinking she said, “some ten years back, but what is the matter?” Little did Kathi know that a revelation about this water heater was all that she needed in the last ten years of her illness.
Installed Incorrectly
As Kathi said ten years ago, the contractors were scared. They were tensed. They told Kathi that this water heater had been installed in an incorrect way. The furnace and the water heater did not fit in, correctly due to which quite a lot of carbon monoxide gas must have been leaking into the house over all these years. What was this horrifying thing about this gas?
Poisonous One
Carbon monoxide though is an odorless and colorless gas, it is a deadly one. The gas is said to be a silent killer. It is so harmful to the human body that when diffused in blood it can cause massive damage to vital organs like the heart, brain, and eyes. Prolonged exposure to this had even critical effects. Was this the case which the doctors missed to diagnose Kathi with?