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I know, I never call, I never write yadda yadda yadda… Let’s see what’s been going on the past few months..
Mike’s dad had a couple of strokes and has been in hospice since October. So, Mike has been spending Saturdays with is mom and going to see his dad. We all go to see his dad on occasion. Ray was originally given 2 weeks. I am glad to say that he is a stubborn fellow and he is doing swimmingly. I am given to understand he hasn’t even been on insulin at the hospice center. He is doing really well all things considered. He has mobility issues and he is quite frail, but otherwise fine.
The kids are doing fine, even though the oldest has asked me not to post about her. Jason is doing gait training for his feet to help him to walk better since his surgery. That is going well. I gather that they will stop doing it in a month or two though. I was hoping that he’d get to running or jumping, but that doesn’t look like they are going to do that.
Speaking of healthcare stuff the budget cuts are totally fucked. My sister got a note about how there is a bunch of stuff that is no longer covered by her medical (social security) Luckily, her Copaxone is through a thing from the manufacturer. However, OT/Speech/and physical therapy is no longer covered. And it’s not covered for kids in school either if they have social security.
The thing is, it’s a federal mandate, so I don’t see how they can cut it. My understanding is that those programs are federally funded. So it makes little sense to me. I know that Jason is still getting his services, so the district must be billing our insurance or something. I had been under the impression that didn’t happen, but maybe I was wrong.
The program Jason has been on the wait list for has been suspended, but we did the yearly you are still disabled so you go on the list thing. Maybe one day he might get something from it. It looks like he has even less of a snowball’s chance than ever. I will still keep him on the list, but I honestly don’t think it will ever come to fruition.
I’m really bummed because we had brought a dog home from the shelter yesterday. He was totally calm, was ok with the cat etc. He’d supposedly been by the behaviorists and would let you take food out of his mouth, wouldn’t try to eat the cat etc. Supposedly he’d been evaluated as good with kids too. He was fine with Jason yesterday, but today all he did was growl at Jason. Jason was sitting on the couch with Sara and all the dog did was growl. Jason wasn’t threatening or anything. He wasn’t squealing, running, or about to sit on the dog. So, we had to take him (the dog) back. I feel horrible about it. He should have never been given to a home with kids.
So, Alex is no longer afraid of dogs, Jason is a little bit scared which disappoints me, and I am not sure if I should try to get another one any time soon or not. I can’t afford a purebred like the trainer suggested, and I’m not sure if I should get a pound puppy at this point. All that the shelters seem to have up here are pit bull mixes, and those would most likely be too big for Jason to be able to handle by himself. I feel like I let the kids and the dog down. It’s not the dog’s fault. I suspect that the former owner had some rough and grabby grandkids or something. What I don’t get is why the dog was totally cool with Jason yesterday but had issue today. I am sure he will get adopted right away; there was a woman who practically ran off with him when we went to take him back. I believe she put him on hold until they had the behaviorists re-evaluate him. It still sucks though, and I feel horrible.
Mike’s dad had a couple of strokes and has been in hospice since October. So, Mike has been spending Saturdays with is mom and going to see his dad. We all go to see his dad on occasion. Ray was originally given 2 weeks. I am glad to say that he is a stubborn fellow and he is doing swimmingly. I am given to understand he hasn’t even been on insulin at the hospice center. He is doing really well all things considered. He has mobility issues and he is quite frail, but otherwise fine.
The kids are doing fine, even though the oldest has asked me not to post about her. Jason is doing gait training for his feet to help him to walk better since his surgery. That is going well. I gather that they will stop doing it in a month or two though. I was hoping that he’d get to running or jumping, but that doesn’t look like they are going to do that.
Speaking of healthcare stuff the budget cuts are totally fucked. My sister got a note about how there is a bunch of stuff that is no longer covered by her medical (social security) Luckily, her Copaxone is through a thing from the manufacturer. However, OT/Speech/and physical therapy is no longer covered. And it’s not covered for kids in school either if they have social security.
The thing is, it’s a federal mandate, so I don’t see how they can cut it. My understanding is that those programs are federally funded. So it makes little sense to me. I know that Jason is still getting his services, so the district must be billing our insurance or something. I had been under the impression that didn’t happen, but maybe I was wrong.
The program Jason has been on the wait list for has been suspended, but we did the yearly you are still disabled so you go on the list thing. Maybe one day he might get something from it. It looks like he has even less of a snowball’s chance than ever. I will still keep him on the list, but I honestly don’t think it will ever come to fruition.
I’m really bummed because we had brought a dog home from the shelter yesterday. He was totally calm, was ok with the cat etc. He’d supposedly been by the behaviorists and would let you take food out of his mouth, wouldn’t try to eat the cat etc. Supposedly he’d been evaluated as good with kids too. He was fine with Jason yesterday, but today all he did was growl at Jason. Jason was sitting on the couch with Sara and all the dog did was growl. Jason wasn’t threatening or anything. He wasn’t squealing, running, or about to sit on the dog. So, we had to take him (the dog) back. I feel horrible about it. He should have never been given to a home with kids.
So, Alex is no longer afraid of dogs, Jason is a little bit scared which disappoints me, and I am not sure if I should try to get another one any time soon or not. I can’t afford a purebred like the trainer suggested, and I’m not sure if I should get a pound puppy at this point. All that the shelters seem to have up here are pit bull mixes, and those would most likely be too big for Jason to be able to handle by himself. I feel like I let the kids and the dog down. It’s not the dog’s fault. I suspect that the former owner had some rough and grabby grandkids or something. What I don’t get is why the dog was totally cool with Jason yesterday but had issue today. I am sure he will get adopted right away; there was a woman who practically ran off with him when we went to take him back. I believe she put him on hold until they had the behaviorists re-evaluate him. It still sucks though, and I feel horrible.