Shari and Ken brought mom homemade pumpkin pie and a lot of joy!
In a week I will be on my way to Kansas. I’ve only been home for one month but there is continuing activity at “The Villas” and mom is managing well most of the time. This would not be possible without the continuing assistance and love she receives from her friends, neighbors and her Care Taking Crew.
For me the good news is mom made her way through the long Thanksgiving Weekend. That was a big concern for me because it was the one year “mark” since she was in the hospital last November. What an unexpected year it has been. At this point I think mom is accepting the need for the extra help she now has on Sunday evening. It’s just two hours and intended to be a little boost to get her set up for the next week. But for me it’s a relief just knowing someone is there on Sunday night confirming that she has made it through the weekend – that she is alright.
Mom’s overall well-being still seems to go between some good days and some “Off” days. It’s getting much harder for me to “read” what any of her days are like now. I pretty much have to rely on the sound of her voice to get a sense of how she is doing rather than what she is actually saying. Things change fast and being far away makes clarity more and more difficult.
My next visit will focus on determining what her developing needs are along with the unfortunate fact that Lucy and her loving team of caretakers are all leaving The Villas January 1st. Their absence will be a big deal for her. They have successfully made mom comfortable living with personal assistance. They have made her transition from living in her Home to living in Garden Villas workable, acceptable and possible. What next? There will be a new company, Benefits of Home, taking over and hopefully the transition will be smooth right now it feels like an abrupt interruption. So I’m off to Kansas next week with the full intention of putting myself right in the middle of whatever comes down.