(posted by Greg)
We have re-connected with the Homecare Service as it becomes more apparent that we may need some assistance sooner rather than later. As Monica gets weaker her balance is getting proportionately worse and we can see that we already need to help her with moving around We are taking more care to ensure that one of us is always nearby and we are adapting our house and sleeping arrangements etc so that Monica is not having to use the stairs any more than necessary.
The occupational therapist from Homecare visited with us yesterday and gave us some good recommendations. For example, if Monica wears a "transfer belt" , we have something to grip onto to help prevent her from falling. On Monday one of the Homecare nurses is going to make an initial visit to see how we are doing and what help we might be able to benefit from at this point.
Monica continues to be in fairly good spirits (still belly laughs when I bump my head or stub my toe!), Fortunately, she is not in pain and is not experiencing any of the headaches or seizures that often accompany brain tumours.
So far we have been able to get Monica out and about quite a bit.
-On Monday evening we joined some of my cousins and my brother Barry and his wife, Sharon, for some Chinese food.
-Ingo brought Oma to our house for soup on Tuesday.
- Marley used the wheelchair and took Monica to see her mom at her residence on Thursday. Ingo joined them and they played games for a couple of hours.
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