One thing, I'd hope you remember--medical science has advanced by leaps and bounds since your dd was a child. I know, even with a procedure my DH had about 5 years ago, and had to have repeated this year, there was vast improvement. I'd be willing to bet that the treatment today is better and hopefully more effective than what you were told many years ago. Wishing your daughter the best. As to your other news--Fantastic, the very best to you and your children.

Based on your second link, Oakley, it's a 1630s town house in the Place des Victoires, Paris, designed by London designer Hugh Henry from Mlinaric, Henry & Zervudachi. Interestingly, the London-based homeowner met Henry when David Mlinaric worked on her parents' houses. From the ID's website, https://mhzlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/mhz_magazines/magazine_199/House-Garden-January-2012-article.pdf From the architect's website, http://www.cs-lb.fr/victoires-triplex/ The other rooms look to be more decorated in a more restrained, simpler style. Lovely house.

@Diana Bier I actually do have another sofa in the room. It's a big living/family room and the long arm of the sectional is across the room from an 80" 3 seat leather sofa. The TV is positioned across from the short arm of the sectional. When we are using the room socially, we really like being able to have the two pieces across from one another for conversation. When we are watching the TV the shorter arm of the sectional is great for upright viewing of the TV or we will lay down on either end of the sectional. For us this layout is functioning great and the reason for purchasing a new sectional is that the one we have now has completely worn out. Suspected broken springs and the cushions are compacted and the down encasement has ripped open and is shedding feathers like I have flock of geese in my house. This is the room layout: "Family Room". The countertop does not jut into the family room as it appears. It is flush with the 5ft wall on the left. 190" from Kitchen wall to Master wall (left to right). 235" from top window wall to "Living" wall (which is actually a Dining room). For the actual useable room space, need to subtract 40" for that walkway where it says "smoke alarm" on the bottom end of the Family Room and about 20" to account for the curve in the windows, so this is really more like 175" in usable space. TLDR: 190" (left to right) x 175" (top to bottom) of usable space The TV is mounted on the right wall shared with the Master. There is a sofa that I will not be replacing (because it's a wonderful Hancock & Moore leather sofa) in the curved bay window. The sectional is floated across from the bay window to form a conversation space with the sofa and still have an arm for viewing the TV directly. @Jan Moyer it is a challenge knowing whether the sales person / designer is knowledgeable and helpful or not. That's exactly why I am here trying to learn more. I think intuitively we think that a firm foam cushion would be more durable than a softer foam cushion, but you (and several of the most helpful sales people) have recommended the spring/down blend cushion upgrades for durability in a highly used space, so that is what I am planning to do. If anyone has opinions on King Hickory (in contrast to Taylor King), that would be very welcome to hear. Comparatively the pricing is significantly better on King Hickory, but I've heard more about Taylor King. Thanks!

If there is even ONE mutiflora rose in the vicinity, the chances of any seedling you find NOT being multiflora are about 10,000 to one, lol. Every mature multiflora will have at least thousands of seeds, and unfortunately they are a favorite of the birds. I know....ugh. EDIT: As for ID-ing the pest, I completely forgot to mention that the stipules of R. multiflora have "hairy" extensions. Down near the base of the leaf, the wider wings will have several green "hairs" (wider than hairs, but the proper name escapes me!). It's a definitive characteristic of multiflora and its hybrids. Hairy stipules of R. multiflora