This morning has been spent with Dads care. The primary reason was for a trip to the eye specialist for a follow-up check on the condition of his eyes. This is since he has had his cataracts done, and the subsequent laser surgery to remove the opacity from the sacs that hold his new lens. …
My uncle posted a photo on Facebook the other day of my Dad and I. I was being given a haircut by my Dad when I was about 3 or 4 I’d guess. I certainly don’t remember the day. I will show my Dad the pic when I see him today. I’d be curious to …
The other day I was given the honor of sharing the “Thanks for Writing Award” by My Soulful Healing. Needless to say it came as a bit of a surprise, a very pleasant surprise but a surprise nonetheless. It’s just that I haven’t been on the blog scene for some time now, by writing any …
I’ve been pulled back in, or at least the attempt is being made, and it’s the tug of the blog and not clutching of a tired swimmer struggling to survive. The last week or so has been hard, and not sense that my days have been full of onerous tasks. There has been some of …
It was an eventful day yesterday, running the gamut from dealing with Dad’s care, to full-on socializing, and being on the listening end of a full on bitch session regarding work. By the end I felt beat-up and somewhat overwhelmed. Dads doctor called in the afternoon, the results had come back from his blood work and …
For whatever reason last night I was mentally exhausted. I think it began when I picked Dad up after work and all along the drive to Trail I was thinking “I’m late, I’m late”. I did get away from work a bit later than expected, and there was the odd traffic tie-up in town, slowing for …
So in the ongoing saga of moving my aging father I’ve often thought of writing a book, detailing the steps involved and hoping to help someone else through the process. That may or may not occur, but in the process of writing this post and looking for photos I came across a site diarizing the tribulations …
It has been a long few days, maybe closer to weeks by now since we started moving Dad. Even the prior days/weeks I have been arranging doctors and trying to get finances and tax info straightened around, closing accounts and setting up new Doctors and Opticians. It all took place since Friday 9th. The culmination …
Friday 16th Well we’ve done arrived. The first phase of dads move has begun. We have come to Kelowna to overnight and then onto Langley tomorrow to load up his things and bring him home. Not home literally but to a new home for him. =============== Tuesday 20th I began the post above on the first …
Progress is being made and with luck we will have him here next week. We had planned to visit him anyway and this will fit, if/when the plan comes together. I’ll get my sister to pack him up and we can load his stuff Saturday afternoon and bring him home Sunday. It will be a …