Sun., October 11 - A long, overdue update!

It has been several weeks since my last blog update, and there is lots of news to share ... all good!! First, I will start with George. He is making big strides in his progress every week. It seems like all of a sudden a light has been turned on, and he is walking just about everywhere in the house unassisted! He gets himself in and out of bed, to and from the bathroom, kitchen, and den. It is WONDERFUL for both of us that he is gaining some independence. He still needs a hand to keep him steady outside when walking on uneven surfaces, or over door thresholds, but hopefully before long, he can master that too! George continues to go to out-patient therapy on Mon-Wed-Fri of each week, and in fact, he was one of the patients recognized by Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital Katy during National Rehabilitation Awareness Week. A celebratory event was held on Friday, September 25 honoring him and others who are overcoming their disabilities as well as saluting the staff who have aided them in their efforts. George & I will both be forever grateful to the wonderful therapists, aides, assistants, nurses and medical staff who provide such compassionate care, not only to their patients, but to we the families who experience the anguish along with our loved ones.

Now, to my news ... tomorrow (Monday, 10/12) I am starting a new job! As many of you know, I have been working from home since April. It has been such a big blessing to be able to stay with George and nurse him back to health, but it has also been very hard for me to be a caregiver 24/7 and be tied to the house. The company that I have worked for over the past 9.5 years has been soo good to me and did everything they could to keep work flowing in my direction after the corporate move to Dallas. However, at the same time, I know it has been very hard for them to justify keeping me here in Houston. A month or so ago, I was contacted by a former co-worker about a position with her company. I turned the interview down ... I didn't think George was ready to be on his own during the day, and the company is located downtown (I've never worked that far from home before!). A week or two later, however, George started motoring all around the house and I was approached again about the position, so after praying about it, I agreed to an interview. Everything about the company and the position seemed right, and as the old saying goes, "they made me an offer I couldn't refuse!" So, as of tomorrow, I will be out in the working world again, and besides a little concern about George being "home alone," I am really excited about the opportunity. My back-up caregivers, Lindsay & Dave, are still working flood claims in Atlanta, but my mom has volunteered to help us out by taking George to therapy three days a week. My mom has never taken George out on her own before, so this experience will be new to both of them. Please keep them in your prayers; I don't want either one of them injured! And, if any of you are ever out in the Katy area with some spare time, I'm sure George would love to have some company during the day or have a lunch partner!

Hope all is well in your world!!