Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2006. My mom took this photo of Mattie and I on the USS Midway. The air craft carrier is a museum now in the San Diego harbor. The ship does a great job at orienting visitors. As we were given a map, an audio guide, and the freedom to explore all the levels. Mattie found this visit a true adventure, and I left in awe of how anyone could live on such a ship. As everything below deck, from my opinion, was tight and confined.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- number of people diagnosed with the virus: 2,189,056
- number of people who died from the virus: 118,421
Another day when I woke up at 8am. It felt good! After I got showered and dressed, I went downstairs to find my mom (who was already up) sitting in a dark family room. Shivering. I think she was too exhausted to get up and get a blanket. So I covered her and put a heating pad on her. Also started her on Tylenol and made breakfast. We determined she needed to slow down and take a good portion of the day to rest.
Later on in the afternoon, we drove to the home my parents are moving to and we did some chores as well as met two women who we interviewed. These ladies will be helping my parents keep their home clean and do household chores. They are related to each other and were recommended to my mom by their local church. Turns out one of these ladies had a son who died in January, so she and I related to each other immediately. The ladies were lovely and I found out that in addition to house cleaning they are also professional caregivers.
The update on my dad is that he is holding his own. He started colonoscopy prep today and tomorrow he is scheduled for both a colonoscopy and endoscopy. My greatest hope is the tests find nothing, or only something that is easily correctable. The longer my dad is in the hospital the more likely he will lose ground physically and mentally. As hospital life is disorienting and they are keeping him confined to bed. So all the progress he made walking at home and climbing steps, will shortly be gone!
When I moved my parents back in 2018, it was hard, but nothing like now. Now, I am spread too thin and unable to focus on the move. I can only do packing and unpacking for very short snippets of time during the day. Which is why I am grateful Peter is with me. Peter is doing the yeoman's share of the job here and thankfully he has many skills from managing logistics, household budgets, trouble shooting, tech support and the list goes on!
No comments:
Post a Comment