$370... (three hundred and seventy US dollars)!
That's the price tag for a caregiver for Shabbos!
Boy, was I surprised. I was expecting something more like $60-$100.
Dad needs a caregiver for Shabbos - his regular caregiver's day off. We tried convincing him to swap his day off to Sunday (as he originally preferred), but he insisted on keeping it on Shabbos (you can guess why...)
What are we going to do?
Can we afford it?
Can we afford not?
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
diapers
Diapers.
Used them for a decade for my children.
Looks like we'll have to soon start buying them in XXXL size.
For dad.
Used them for a decade for my children.
Looks like we'll have to soon start buying them in XXXL size.
For dad.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Dad has alzheimer. Mom has cancer
Dad has alzheimer.
Mom has cancer.
Neither of them can take care of them on their own anymore.
The burden falls on us, their devoted kids.
Of course, we are more than ready to lend a helping hand, and more than that.
It's a chance to return a little bit of the kindness and love that our parents bestowed upon us all of our lives. A chance to put to practice the commandment "Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother".
But it pains us to no end to see our parents slowly deteriorating, suffering terribly, and with no ability to help, other than to ease the pain a little.
Mom has cancer.
Neither of them can take care of them on their own anymore.
The burden falls on us, their devoted kids.
Of course, we are more than ready to lend a helping hand, and more than that.
It's a chance to return a little bit of the kindness and love that our parents bestowed upon us all of our lives. A chance to put to practice the commandment "Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother".
But it pains us to no end to see our parents slowly deteriorating, suffering terribly, and with no ability to help, other than to ease the pain a little.
Preface
This is going to be hard, But I decided to do it, nonetheless.
I need a place to pour out, in such a way that nobody is hurt.
Last night on the way home from work, I was about to stop my car in the forest, get out of the car, and yell a bit.
That's how I sometimes feel.
In the upcoming posts - you'll understand why.
I did not stop my car in the end. Why? Because of a basic understanding of how G-d runs this world. If He gave me these pains, then He also gave me the power and strength to cope & deal with them.
I need a place to pour out, in such a way that nobody is hurt.
Last night on the way home from work, I was about to stop my car in the forest, get out of the car, and yell a bit.
That's how I sometimes feel.
In the upcoming posts - you'll understand why.
I did not stop my car in the end. Why? Because of a basic understanding of how G-d runs this world. If He gave me these pains, then He also gave me the power and strength to cope & deal with them.
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