* post by Margaret *
Howard is doing well, and has been able to stay at his house. We are getting services for him, and it is giving him a busy schedule! As of today, he has the following coming by at least once per week (some twice per week) - skilled nursing, physical therapist, occupational therapist, social worker, and home health care. The home health care will help with bathing, food prep, housework, and also will be able to take him to appointments. Kaiser now comes to his house for monthly coumidin blood draws, so he does not need to go out for that. We have made sure he has the time available for coffee with his friends. He is in good spirits, and seems to okay with it all. He does have moments where he is not remembering some facts, but otherwise is doing well.
We were all (Pat, Karen, Kevin and I) over today to spend the day with him, and also to solidify the home health care details. We all went to lunch, then went to Bed Bath and Beyond to get some items for his shower to make it more secure for him. Karen did the laundry and the dishes. I cleaned the bathroom.
As this is the Labor Day weekend and we have Monday off, he has come back down to Milpitas until Monday. We are just going to relax and have a nice visit.
We have agreed that we will trade off weekends of visiting and checking in on him, take him grocery shopping, out for a meal, etc.
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