Dear Sis,
Poor Papa Carmin spent some time in the hospital getting his ulcerative colitis diagnosed. We arrived, shortly after his discharge to help him get back to independent living.
The trip was a whirlwind. We managed to create a kitchenette in Papa’s house truck, sort out a pinched nerve he acquired during his hospital stay with a few chiropractor visits, and make numerous stops at the grocery store while we discovered what foods worked for Papa, and then taught him to cook them:)
We also went to the doctor, refilled prescriptions, undated a bunch of inoculations, and had a bunch of labs drawn. It was a crazy two weeks, that ended a day early because the kids fell ill and we didn’t want to share it with Papa, who is using steroids to manage his disease, and is thereby immune compromised.
October 18th
William had a day trip with Papa Jeff to Lake Arthur, at Moraine State Park. There was no fishing, just “going fast,” in the boat.
October 19th
Papa Carmin learned to make homemade chicken tenders in his new air frier.
October 23rd
A surprise 80 degree day, ended in ice cream:)
October 26th
William carved his first pumpkin with Gran. He drew the tiger on himself!
Washing after dinner dishes with Gran’s boyfriend, Brian.
October 27th
The kids and I finally got to know Brain this visit:)
Love,
b