Who would have ever thought home health care would have been so difficult!
Sometimes you wonder if there will ever be a chance to rest. Changing diapers, range of motion exercises, sponge baths, getting my dad into his wheel chair and many other activities really zap your energy. Even though you love the person dearly, you grieve for your previous life...whatever it was seems almost carefree when you don't have the responsibility of total care for another person.
I guess this is what it is like to have a baby that requires total care.
We did take care of foster babies. I had plenty of opportunities to change diapers and feed the different babies. The big difference with an adult that is paralyzed on one side it that they are very hard to move around. When they stand up, you have to provide a huge amount of support. Janet and I bought weight lifting belts to protect our lower backs, but it is still a huge strain.
Cars can be a huge waste of money for insurance and repairs especially if they just sit in the garage.
With the paralysis on his left side and mental slowness, there is no way dad is fit to drive a car. Mom has not been able to drive for a number of years. So to save money on auto insurance we decided to sell dad's 1993 Camry.
So many people called to buy the car, my phone rang incessantly.
This model has an unbelievably strong engine. One person that works for a Toyota dealer was looking for this particular model since she had two recent trade-ins with over 300,000 miles on each with few if any mechanical problems. I told each person that saw the car, the first person who shows up with a fair price would get a car in almost perfect condition.
Most people have been screwed buying cars enough times they have a hard time recognizing a honest person and a great deal.
The car was in great condition with all the records. All the scheduled maintenance had been done on time. The price we were selling the car for was fair, but most of the people assumed I was a liar and that there was something majorly wrong with the car.
Angels on earth in the form of other humans occassionally pop into your life without any warning in the strangest circumstances.
To Be Continued...
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