Community spirit
Gilly had another great day. He kicked it off by sharing a hearty breakfast with his son, and spent the evening as spectator at Yaron’s first hockey game of the season. We left during the third period, to prevent Gilly from turning into a popsicle. We’ll have to get those long johns out for next week’s game.
The filling of the sandwich was equally delightful. Marvin spent the afternoon with Gilly while we ladies took a walk. We met up with the men out in the garden for some final touches; the backyard is 99.9% ready for [what we hope to be] this week’s fence installation. The perennials have been safely removed and lovingly replanted in a safer location, still visible from the kitchen window (thanks Sharon). The final verdict on the perimeter of the fence has been made (thanks Marvin) and a good time was had by all. Joey dropped in late afternoon and rolled up his sleeves for a while too. This garden became a community project over the past few weeks. Gilly and I are so thankful for all the helping hands.
So that’s 2 days and counting filled with friends, family and good times. Gilly is responding positively; he’s been wakeful for significantly longer periods all weekend and has admittedly enjoyed the company.
I haven’t mentioned Jennifer from the CSSS. She did show up last week, on time, both days. In fact, Gilly was covered for lunch everyday last week, thanks to Jennifer, Manuela, Elana and Ronen. It’s comforting to know that a system can be made to work, even when it involves many different people. Gilly also enjoyed last week’s chauffeur services; my mom, Jerry and Sheryl each took a turn. We are blessed with an amazing support system, and we haven’t even tapped all our resources yet. The next step is to get Gilly out for a walk during the day. Phyllis plans to see if she can entice him to go out for a stroll with her this week. He needs to get off that couch and out of the dark more often during the day. I hope he accepts the offer. He seems receptive to the idea at this point. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
The filling of the sandwich was equally delightful. Marvin spent the afternoon with Gilly while we ladies took a walk. We met up with the men out in the garden for some final touches; the backyard is 99.9% ready for [what we hope to be] this week’s fence installation. The perennials have been safely removed and lovingly replanted in a safer location, still visible from the kitchen window (thanks Sharon). The final verdict on the perimeter of the fence has been made (thanks Marvin) and a good time was had by all. Joey dropped in late afternoon and rolled up his sleeves for a while too. This garden became a community project over the past few weeks. Gilly and I are so thankful for all the helping hands.
So that’s 2 days and counting filled with friends, family and good times. Gilly is responding positively; he’s been wakeful for significantly longer periods all weekend and has admittedly enjoyed the company.
I haven’t mentioned Jennifer from the CSSS. She did show up last week, on time, both days. In fact, Gilly was covered for lunch everyday last week, thanks to Jennifer, Manuela, Elana and Ronen. It’s comforting to know that a system can be made to work, even when it involves many different people. Gilly also enjoyed last week’s chauffeur services; my mom, Jerry and Sheryl each took a turn. We are blessed with an amazing support system, and we haven’t even tapped all our resources yet. The next step is to get Gilly out for a walk during the day. Phyllis plans to see if she can entice him to go out for a stroll with her this week. He needs to get off that couch and out of the dark more often during the day. I hope he accepts the offer. He seems receptive to the idea at this point. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
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