Bridget roams about the apartment missing Al. She gets quite excited when he is here on the weekends. (Continued…)
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The Great Book Of Anchorages Website
As we promised, the new website for The Great Book Of Anchorages, http://www.tgboa.com/, is ready for visitors. Susan and I are about as excited as two kids on Christmas morning. You can order your copies now and they’re ready for immediate shipment. T…
Candid Camera
Natasha took this photo of Al and me yesterday. I have been encouraging Al to take responsibility for his medications when he is home. He got a bit argumentative with me over his supper dose. His way of making up was to invite me to sit on his goo…
Celebrating Small Gains
Sunday Al continued practicing his walking and here he is standing on his own with his favorite women. His daughters took turns being his communication therapist on Sunday. The exercises were surprisingly confusing and challenging. (Continued…)
No Rest
Al is home for his second weekend. So far things are going smooth. His daughters arrived yesterday from Montreal. Before they arrived I had Al working on some communication home work. He was not keen but I told him weekends home were not vacation a…
Evolving
We survived Al’s weekend home. We continuously evolved and adapted as necessary from Friday night until his return on Monday night. Al seemed to enjoy being in his own home again. (Continued…)
The Great Book Of Anchorages
Susan and I are very, very, very excited to announce the start up of Beach House Publications. Our first book for The Great Book Of Anchorages series covers the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk/Hampton Roads to the Florida Keys and includes …
Quad Cane
Al continues to practice walking. Here he is walking with a quad cane. An AFO (ankle foot orthotic) has been added on his right foot to aid in walking. Dan is the physiotherapy student who has been working with Al. Dan will be finished his training n…
Darts Anyone
When I arrived at SMOL today Al’s nurse was already on the look out for me. She was keen to instruct me on giving Al his shot. After carefully explaining the procedure, she handed me the syringe and said “here you try it”. Without a hesitation I too…
NURSE
We are moving along with the planning for having Al home for the long weekend. Yesterday I was informed that I would be responsible for his daily injection for blood clot prevention. WTF. I specifically did not choose the nursing profession because …
