Earlier this month we engaged hospice as Ken is at the end of active treatment and the most important thing now is to maintain a quality of life for him. Hospice is care that focuses on comfort and assistance where needed. The providers come to the house and are able to triage issues. Ken is still fully physically independent so we are early in the process. They can even help arrange things like massages, music therapy, legacy projects (video taping & recording) as well as all the medical stuff. We’re just getting to know our team but we are quite impressed by them.
We have also been fielding vaccinated visitors throughout March, like Kali’s Dad & stepmom, Kali’s cousins and Ken’s mom from Virginia. It’s a little bit of a juggling act but luckily everyone is staying elsewhere and the house routine remained largely intact. We are looking forward to other family visitors in April too. Ken is now fully immunized and Kali gets her 2nd shot Wednesday! We are glad to have received our vaccines–though we are still masking and taking all the precautions. Ken has been struggling with fatigue and elevated blood pressure–but we are trying to get that under control with medicine. The nicer weather is buoying his spirits and he hopes to take more neighborhood walks.
Calvin will be returning to half-time school next week which will be a shift in our daily experience but we know after being away from school & friends for over a year, he is excited to be going back. As for Sidney in middle school, they haven’t told us the plan yet.
We are grateful for all the family and friends who have been checking in, keeping us in their thoughts and sending us so much love during this time.
Love,
Kali & Ken
