Ed has had some major life changes in the past year. He went from working full time, to part time. He stopped smoking after smoking since he was a young kid. His physical abilities lessened over the year. Some subtle personality changes were noted. That was BEFORE the brain tumor.
After his brain tumor was removed, he was told he could not lift over 5 lbs. He was told he could not drive a car for at LEAST six months, so he cannot leave the yard unless someone drives him. He is now taking a dozen or more different types of medications. His speech is slurred from the brain tumor, the surgery to remove it, and now the radiation treatments he takes on a daily basis.
His daily house-hold tasks have went from bringing in armloads of fire wood to going to the back porch and bringing in one stick of wood at a time. From driving to the grocery store(s) and doing all the grocery and drugstore shopping to being driven and assisted in gathering the items needed. He used to do alot of the cooking, but now mama is doing more and more of that. He basically has two chores he calls his own now; dish washing and feeding Charlie, their dog.
Mama has seen changes in her life also. As mentioned earlier, she does more of the cooking. She brings the fire wood to the back porch now, and she does more of the pet care. But Charlie loves Ed to feed him, and he eats better when Ed feeds him.
We are all dealt a hand. We have no choice in the cards we get in our hand. But we do have a choice in what we do with what is dealt. We can cry and pout about the bad cards we are holding. Or we can do the best we can with what we have. I am proud to say that Ed plays his cards to the best of his ability, and usually with a smile on his face.
After his brain tumor was removed, he was told he could not lift over 5 lbs. He was told he could not drive a car for at LEAST six months, so he cannot leave the yard unless someone drives him. He is now taking a dozen or more different types of medications. His speech is slurred from the brain tumor, the surgery to remove it, and now the radiation treatments he takes on a daily basis.
His daily house-hold tasks have went from bringing in armloads of fire wood to going to the back porch and bringing in one stick of wood at a time. From driving to the grocery store(s) and doing all the grocery and drugstore shopping to being driven and assisted in gathering the items needed. He used to do alot of the cooking, but now mama is doing more and more of that. He basically has two chores he calls his own now; dish washing and feeding Charlie, their dog.
Mama has seen changes in her life also. As mentioned earlier, she does more of the cooking. She brings the fire wood to the back porch now, and she does more of the pet care. But Charlie loves Ed to feed him, and he eats better when Ed feeds him.
We are all dealt a hand. We have no choice in the cards we get in our hand. But we do have a choice in what we do with what is dealt. We can cry and pout about the bad cards we are holding. Or we can do the best we can with what we have. I am proud to say that Ed plays his cards to the best of his ability, and usually with a smile on his face.
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