Hockey friends,
On the day that the Red Wings establish their 23-man roster (with a few players placed on LTIR for good measure), I’m headed out to the nursing home where Aunt Annie has been placed for another visit.
She’s had an incredibly difficult time adjusting from acute care to sub-acute care, and as hard as the first couple of days in the cardiac ward were, I would argue that the last four days’ worth of fighting with both the aunt and fighting with her medical caregivers to ensure that she receives a high level of care have been more exhausting.
I’m doing my best to make sure that everything’s taken care of, but there are times that my little 80-year-old can be her own worst enemy, and that’s been innervating.
So I’m still on the IR for another day or three while we get Aunt Annie truly settled into her rehabilitative routine. I desperately miss “normal” life, working for you included, and I will be back as soon as humanly possible.
Good luck. It can be the hardest task in the world to try to help in that kind of situation. My mom is 86…
I hear you, Shaha. It’s rough to have to help people who are aging. It’s a difficult situation.
g’luck, George. Yoiu and your Aunt will remain in my thoughts.