Dad, Joost, And Me

[gamiila]

At a meeting at my father's care home this afternoon, convened to lay the residents' and their families' fears to rest, I was pleased to hear that the home will do everything in its power to rehome the people in their care, and for that reason are willing not only to work with the families and mediate with other care homes in the area, whether they

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[desdemonaspace]

I'm glad your dad's care home is helping rehome him. (I'd pictured you taking him in). And GO Joost! Good that he's feeling well enough to get out with his family. That's fantastic.

[gamiila]

Me, take Dad in?! Out of the question! My excuse is that I live in a small flat on the top floor of an apartment building without any lifts, but really, I couldn't live with him 24/7...Come to think of it, I don't think I could live with anyone 24/7, or why am I still alone?

I hope Dad'll like the rooms, staff and facilities at Amethisthorst (the home nearest my address) when he gets shown round there next week. If he does, we can push on ahead and have him moved and settled into his new environment within a month or two. Thankfully, he's quite looking forward to the whole enterprise, especially since he's been told about the new carpets...It's funny how the promise of soft furnishings can make an old man cease to fret! There were so many other people at the meeting yesterday who were scared and confused and shouting it was a disgrace and they didn't want to move...sad, really.

Joost just continues to defy medical opinion, and in his own quietly stubborn way, keeps fighting his disease. He's amazing.

[suze2000]

My first thought when I read that you father's home was closing down, all I could think about was all those scared old people. Because change is scary, and when you are old and set in your ways, even more so. But I'm glad your father is seeming positive about it, and hope that the move will go smoothly.

And yay for Joost.

You know that contract will show up the minute you hand the new copy over. :P

[gamiila]

I have no doubt that it will. Anyhoo, the postie's been and there's no sign of the copy yet, which means everything's going to be on hold for a few more days at least while I'm off to see Messrs Berkeley and Katz in London, and hp can go jump.

[suze2000]

EEEee! HAVE HEAPS OF FUN!!

[desdemonaspace]

I could not take any relative in. (Well, I guess that's wrong... I took in Bebe, and look how well that's working!)

I am SO happy to hear that Joost is such a fighter.

[gamiila]

Bebe's different...she's not a chain-smoking old fuddy-duddy, for one thing, or is she? And if it came to the crunch, e.g. if anything happened to my sister, I would cheerfully take in my niece and youngest nephew without even having to think about it twice; in fact, that is the agreement I have with Monique, that I will look after her children in the event that she can't. That includes Mick, but I think he's old enough now to look after himself (though he might still need a little help now and again). Dad, OTOH...no. He'd drive me round the bend.