More Angels Needed for a Few Days

My son Chris and I visited with Barbara and Ben yesterday afternoon. Though we didn't stay too long - it was just enough time to give Barbara some help and time to take care of things around the house. While Chris took Ben on a walk up the block in his fancy walker - Barbara and I made up beds with clean sheets, neatened up the living room and rearranged some furniture, and organized laundry. Ben is doing remarkably well since the last time I saw him - we all laughed and told jokes and he wanted to know what we were doing with our lives. Barbara and Ben adore each other and it is so good that Ben is home with his familiar surroundings. But with being home there are certain limitations and responsibilities that come with the territory. Barbara can't leave Ben for a second which means that a simple task such as doing laundry or going upstairs to take a bath all take some careful planning. So many people have asked what they can do - so if you have a little time, just an hour or so, it would be really helpful to Barbara if you could take Ben for a walk, visit with him for a bit so that Barbara could take a bath, cook or take care of housekeeping chores for a short time. Since she can't always answer the phone or listen to messages - if anyone wants to call me I would be more than happy to coordinate a schedule. My cell phone is 360-420-5241 and my email address is jane@dollyvardenalaska.com . It's just an idea, but if we could somehow get together and coordinate an effort I am sure Barbara would be very grateful. Barbara is trying so hard to take care of herself and the best way for her to do this is to have some help with taking care of Ben. Since Ben will be having surgery on May 10th - there are just a few days. When he comes home after the surgery there will be another set of needs and criteria. At that point I beleive the in house rehab will have a schedule etc which we don't know yet. Thank you everyone, Barbara and Ben have the best friends anyone could have!