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When I pull into the driveway, I’h I’ she stay after my mother’s physical therapy so I could speak with her on the progress of my mother’s recuperation from her stroke

With a glance I see the large lawn needs another cut ahead of the normal every teeks and make a rew up in, and it’s ht several years ago A large, rae lot, I want to make sure it’s maintained the way my father would want it to be

As I’ up the special, thicker mat my mother does her physical therapy on in the den The den used to bedesk and a chair

“Was there a proble up her therapy?”

“No probleot the call you would be late she was rathersad, so we got to talking for a while e finished It’s actually so very well, ress I’oing to say it; yourher recuperation for a variety of reasons: she feels why bother since there is nothing she’s e her on or share her goals with I understand you are busy, please don’t think this is about you If only all my clients had family who cared about them asmore”

I rollaway at me “This isn’t news Mom is an introvert in every sense of the word She doesn’t like going out, and it’s difficult for her to o Her only other real friend, a neighbor, et her to e; ould each have our own space while also being able to co There is a roo in her own home I’d move in here, but there isn’t a whole lot of room My hours are almost nocturnal, my clock hasn’t reset yet to this ti three properties in France and Italy None of that is conducive to creating a restful environment for her”

“Neither of those things would be good for her, it would make her feel like a burden She is quite preoccupied with not being a burden on you I would like to suggest having a CNA live in, versus coht”

“We already did that It waswith me The situation only lasted a week, she didn’t like Raylene”

“It was a whole new situation for her, and she was still grappling with the changes and her liht seem like months, but it’s only been thirty days since the stroke and eighteen days since she caet to know other home healthcare workers and their reputations I’ Raylene is a little overwhel

“I have so with very well Olivia Casey has been a CNA for six years Last year she becanup this seet licensed as an RN, a registered nurse She is a calh but so nice about it the patient barely sees it Olivia works best with kids and older patients You and Cheryl are lucky her latest patient assign in a few days—she is in de to Seattle, and they love her so much they offered her twice her fee to move with them She considered it, but she loves Austin and has family here, so she didn’t want to leave”

“She hasn’t booked another assign war, it wouldn’t matter, I would win It would, however, be an inconvenience

“When I talked to her yesterday about Cheryl, she hadn’t yet She’s open to ood fit”

“Did you talk to my mother about this?”

“Yes, I mentioned she seemed lonely I told her about Olivia Cheryl wasn’t exactly excited by the suggestion at first So I took a different tack and couched it as Olivia being the one who needed help How she was looking for a new assign in her sister’s spare room Cheryl was more open to it after that”