After a couple week's of paperwork, my respite care award/grant has been finalized. For 2019, I have 216 hours at my disposal, which works out to about 8 hours per week. For now, I've decided to split that into two 4-hour outings on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. My first outing was last Wednesday. I spent… Continue reading First Respite Outing
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Respite Outing: The Ballet
Once in a while, one of my brothers makes themselves available to "help" Mom and Dad that I can get out for some well-deserved "me" time. It usually does involve begging on my part, but, as a Caregiver, ya do whatcha gotta do... right?! This past weekend I had an opportunity to go to a… Continue reading Respite Outing: The Ballet