Keep on keepin' on...
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Ode to Verna Mae
Topic: Update
Prognosis is fine - the best it can be. Life in apartment rolls on endlessly.

Visits to clinic now only twice weekly. Walks around campus means joints are less creaky.

The pills are cut back, but there's still the port flushes. No side-effect yet mean no late night ER rushes.

The caregiver's roll now less like a nurse. Not really that bad because things could be worse.

Some cooking and cleaning and many books read. The cupboards well-stocked, the guest are well-fed.

There's only so much laundry that needs to be washed. And only so much TV a person can watch.

He's not like the others they pass in the hall. Who must use a wheelchair to get 'round at all.

It's not like post-Fargo when therapy was needed. He cares for himself, the doctor's advice heeded.

We know that the Caregiver's roll is essential. There's always "in case" and still bad potential.

To put life on hold for the care of another. A mother-in-law, or in this case a brother.

If it's true what they say 'bout angels getting wings. Verna will need earplugs when the bells start to ring!