It's been a month. Where have I been?

It has been up and down for us. My step-dad, Jim has been in hospice since mid-March. He was moved into home hospice 9 weeks ago. The vast majority of his care has fallen into my mom's hands. She gets reprieve for about 8 hours a week and that's over 2 days. I have been traveling back and forth to Tucson almost every week. For sure being in Tucson every other week. Last week, I spent the entire thing in Tucson helping Mom.

Dad went into a hospice facility for five days, giving Mom a break. It has been very hard. Dad is on oxygen 24/7, has lost a lot weight, takes more pills than I do (!?!?), and cannot get out of bed. It takes two of us to put him into his electric wheelchair, that gives him a little more "mobility". Mom was planning to retire from teaching (40 years) at the end of this school year. She will be at home caring for him, until he makes his final journey. I will continue to be at her side and his until that time comes.




This was the only photograph taken of us as a family. It was taken in 1990. No wise cracks about my hair. :)