Sunday quick work-party at 1:00
May 20 My sister Ann is still here- she goes back on Tuesday- I don't know what we'll do without her. Our friend Shelly picked her up from the airport which wa s so appreciated. I am typing this from my laptop- she got it on-line for me so I can do stuff while Ben is resting- we are finding that Ben needs lots of catnaps- like this morning he helped with breakfast and putting the dishes away and then he said he needed to lie down. My sister Jane is coming down today- between the 2 of them they are helping me prioritize, get organized and even helping me figure out my money situation. Ben continues to make progress on a daily basis- his balance is much improved and his short term memory is getting better too which is a huge relief- that's the big one the doctors look for. We're starting to take pictures of all the people who come over- I am going to start, as soon as Ann teaches me how to do it, posting the pictures on the blog so Ben can see them as well. We'll make copies and put them in his memory book so he can remember all the people who have come to visit.
My life is feeling a bit less frantic and I think as soon as we get the COPES worker every day my life will be managable. We're going to have to stay down stairs for a while according to Ben's therapists so we are moving things around once again. If you have any time tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00-ish, we were hoping to move a few big things and to pack up some some small things, so if you could stop by and help for a little bit it would be so appreciated. we're moving our bed out of the loving room and into Ben's office where there will be less chance of him escaping. The other morning I woke up at 4:30 and Ben was standing there fully dressed, ready to go outside and work. The scary thing was I didn't even hear him. That's going to be the hardest part, keeping him where I can keep an eye on him- he realy wants to do things like drive (I've got the keys hidden), walk up to the Frog Pond and buy smokes, go out and work on his construction project and go for a jog. Luckily we live on a cul-de-sac and all of our neighbors know him, but I've got to get him an ID bracelet and a medical alert bracelet if god forbid he gets away from me.
That's all for now- we are going to post some pictures next. Thanks for all your help and support. Love, B&B
My life is feeling a bit less frantic and I think as soon as we get the COPES worker every day my life will be managable. We're going to have to stay down stairs for a while according to Ben's therapists so we are moving things around once again. If you have any time tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00-ish, we were hoping to move a few big things and to pack up some some small things, so if you could stop by and help for a little bit it would be so appreciated. we're moving our bed out of the loving room and into Ben's office where there will be less chance of him escaping. The other morning I woke up at 4:30 and Ben was standing there fully dressed, ready to go outside and work. The scary thing was I didn't even hear him. That's going to be the hardest part, keeping him where I can keep an eye on him- he realy wants to do things like drive (I've got the keys hidden), walk up to the Frog Pond and buy smokes, go out and work on his construction project and go for a jog. Luckily we live on a cul-de-sac and all of our neighbors know him, but I've got to get him an ID bracelet and a medical alert bracelet if god forbid he gets away from me.
That's all for now- we are going to post some pictures next. Thanks for all your help and support. Love, B&B
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