Monday, August 30, 2010

I wanted to blog early today because I'm leaving shortly to go to Simon's soccer game in Asheville. This soccer season, we have someone who will pick up Dad from LifeCare on Mondays and keep him until we get home. Tonight we will probably be fairly late. I make sure he has supper to heat up, his medicine is out, and his bed is ready for him to get in. This morning was fairly easy getting him ready for the day. As I walked in to the kitchen at 6:30, he was already awake and he asked, "Susie, what are you doing?" I said "Getting you up so I can go to work!" He assisted me in dressing him and then I sent him to the bathroom to use the bathroom, brush his hair, and wash his hands. Of course, I have to check to make sure each task is completed. I won't see him again until we get home from the game. We have games on Mondays and Wednesdays. My brother David picks Dad up from LifeCare on Wednesdays. He and his wife fix supper for Dad and bring him home around 8:30 - 9:00. My brother Peter gets Dad on Tuesdays and does the same thing. It's a big help to me to know that I can get other things done those nights and I don't have to worry about fixing Dad's dinner. My sister Betsy also helps out when I call on her at other times. I think it's really important to have that support and I'm really lucky that I have three siblings who live in town. Dad's lucky too! My other big support, of course, is Van and Simon. When Van and I want to go out and do something, Simon is our PawPaw sitter. He does a great job and it's a good way for him to make some extra cash! He usually has a friend over and I think they have a good time with Dad. They keep Dad busy at the kitchen bar drawing pictures, spelling words, working math problems and sometimes playing Black Jack. Gotta leave for the game..... Susie