N graduated on Thursday! She looked great, and it went well. It was hard though, because at the place where she graduated, the place for handicapped people is up at the top, and you can only have one person sit with them, and the rest of the family had to go sit by themselves, which was kind of sad. I wish he could've sat with us, you know? It would have been nice. But it also would have been really difficult to get him down the stairs, and then back up again. It was for the best, I suppose, but it was also hard.
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| Walking out after graduation |
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| Grandpa pushing Dad |
Things have gotten worse lately. Hardly any more cane, a lot more walker and wheelchair. He was able to help fix my car yesterday, so that was nice. It seems like as each week passes, it gets a little worse. I don't know what to do. I mean, there's nothing I can do, but still...I just feel like there's something more we could do, something new to try. You know?
It's okay though. His eye therapy is going better (his retina detached about a year ago and he had to undergo...five surgeries to get it fixed?) Just another reason his life is harder than it's supposed to be. I just...it's not fair. But at least his eye is getting better. It will never be back up to what it was before it detached, but it's getting better. Thank goodness. Sometimes he asks me to help him with his eye therapy, that's always fun. Who knows, maybe I've found my new career path!
-K
