By the end of this day, I'm feeling like the filling, that's for sure. It was a busy one, where meeting the needs at both those that brought you into this world, and those you brought in just wears you down.
Last May, Dad suffered a very debilitating stroke, and the huge shift in our life occured that day. It took several months of rehabilitation and hard work for him to finally be released in September. We're glad he's home, and I know that he certainly is.
Now however, instead of calling on them just to come and sit with Shane for a short while, we're being called upon to go and sit with them. The role reversal takes a lot of getting used to. As does the sense of loss for the way things were.
I know that each day we'll do what needs to be done to make sure everyones needs are met as best we can. It will always be done with love and respect. It will be done with the knowledge that that's what they would have done for us. It will be done. But at the end of some days, I need to feel safe saying, I too am done. At least for this day.
Tomorrow, we'll start again, and it will be a fresh start just as every morning brings. It will be a better day. There's already a half written song in my head that confirms that.
So until tomorrow,
L
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