It’s been a long quiet week here at home. Last Saturday Tina’s dad suffered a small stroke. He is doing okay and the lingering affects seem to be mostly loss of strength in his arm and leg on one side. He was able to go home from the hospital the next day which is pretty amazing when you consider that he is 90. Len lives on his own in a big house on the other side of the state. Tina’s brother and his family are just down the street from him and have been responsible for looking after Len for some time now, but Tina really wanted to be able to help out while her father is recovering. So after a lot of thought she packed up Kai and Shen and made the 350 mile drive across the state. Normally I would have gone too, but as my first day of work at a new job was Monday, that wasn’t an option. They drove over on Tuesday. The original plan was that they’d be home today, but as we all know, plans are subject to change.
Her father Len is pretty amazing. Here’s a guy who is 90 years old, he is sharp as a tack, still lives on his own, drives, even has a girlfriend - not your typical 90 year old. Still, a stroke, even a small one, is a serious setback. Living on his own, at least for right now, isn’t an option for him. The three days Tina had over there before the weekend weren’t enough time to put a care plan for Len in place by Monday, so Tina and the boys are going to stay there a bit longer. We’re now sort of playing it by ear and waiting to see what comes together before she heads back home. Hopefully they’ll be back before the end of the week.
Here are a couple pictures I took of Len when he was over for a visit in June. He was telling a story when I took these. I love this guy.
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