Well, Casey is "back in the saddle." However, recognizing her advanced age(and mine too), I've cut back our schedule somewhat. Instead of weekly, most of our jobs are biweekly. For instance, we visit Lake Avenue Elementary School and Maple Avenue Middle School on a biweekly basis. The same can be said of our visits to ACT. Casey and I are still visiting Saratoga Bridges in Clifton Park every Monday.
Unfortunately, it has been necessary to eliminate our visits to Maplewood Manor and Wesley Nursing Home. I was not happy making this decision, but I saw no alternative. Several of the nursing home patients have grown quite close to Casey and look forward to her visits. There is a common thread that our remaining jobs have, that is missing at the nursing homes. That is, at the schools, the ARC, the TBI unit(ACT), I'm pretty much able to sit in one location. At the nursing homes we go to each room. The requirement of being constantly on my feet and going from room to room, is just too much for me. I have to deal with not only the fatigue factor, but also the pain in my legs. If any of you have a possible solution, I welcome it.
