Thanksgiving Break
I am not as tired as I thought I would be at this point. Jim has been doing really well and is completely motivated toward change. His father is taking him to breakfast most mornings, he is going in to work earlier each day, he is much happier and he is participating in lots of different meetings in the area. I have not had too do much planning beyond the first couple of days. I am thankful for his determination, for all the wonderful friends and family encouraging him on a daily basis, for everyone who has offered to spend time when he has nothing else going on...our lives are richer for...
Home again...
Jim got out of rehab yesterday. He really only went through the detox portion. I have become the social director - scheduling his every move. I told him that he is not going to like that. We both need our individual and alone time and we are not going to get that at home for a very long time. I will still be going out of town for Dickens Faire and such (have a lovely spa trip with a dear friend planned for NYE, boy, do I need it!). He will have to stay put and stick to the schedule. today he has a dr's appt at 11:AM. I have to leave before AM to take a friend to the doctor. Jim's father is...
For Worse
Good grief. We have had so much "for worse" that you find yourself asking, "when does the 'for better' part begin. Jim has had an ongoing love/hate relationship with alcohol for many years. He has controlled it many times. Since his mother died he has been on a downward spiral. Sat 11/14, he checked himself into a rehab facility in San Pedro. This is a good thing, or it will be. Assuming I can keep things running ok at home, we will be better off on the other side of this. I still have a bit of trouble taking care of myself. Every time I find a balance and get everything scheduled in a way...
Seven Months and Three Days
Longest record yet of no seizures. The only reason it ended today was because of all the rides I went on at Knott's with my nieces and their friends. It was the Jim's Floor Covering annual picnic at Knott's. About 75 of us - family, extended family, all the installers, their wives, girlfriends, kids, grandkids. It was Sierra Sidewinder (directly after Ghost Rider) that finally did me in. Think Roger Rabbit cars on a coaster track only you have no control over the spin. Spun to hard into a turn once. Got off the ride and was looking at our pictures. Tongue started to feel weird, then started...
