This was an eventful week for Dad. We completed the sale of his house on Woodwind in Pantego (Arlington) and he is out from under that major headache of care and responsibility. No more going to the house to water everything...including the pool!!! The people that bought it moved from Hawaii, via Denver (not sure exactly how that worked out). Our realtor, Tambre Ruggiero, did a great job. She wasn't working under the best of circumstances having to deal with Dad and Gregg and me to figure out what to do. But she came to us as a referral from Gregg who has worked with her before, and I must say she did a very professional job for us. So now we can move a little closer to a more simplified life plan for Dad now that the house is out of the way. Gregg and I will sit down with Dad probably this weekend and try to map out a strategy that's effective for all of us, but especially him. He's been in really good spirits and health recently, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that this situation maintains itself for a long time. His good friend Bill Ralston drove from Greenville to Arlington to have lunch with him this last week. I know he likes it a lot when Bill visits with him. He's a very good friend.
I'm not sure about his chemo schedule with the holidays this weekend. Clara is out of town visiting friends and relatives and Gregg, Jeff and Kim will be taking turns staying with Dad while she's gone. I have a great sibling support group to help me with this. And my wife Cyndi helps an awful lot to, even if it's just with her wonderful patience and understanding, and love for my family and my father. It's great to have all of this love and concern and contribution from those in the family that do contribute to his care and concern. I know some of you that read this blog aren't in the area where you can visit, like Bill. If you can visit, he loves the company. If you can't then call or write. He's not into computers at all, but Clara is. If you need Clara's email address just contact me or comment below and I'll be glad to forward it to you and you can email Dad through her.
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