Over the river and through the woods....
Up at the crack of dawn and down to the chow hall for a bite. Then we are off to everybody's house we go...
First we complete our early morning check-in with his unit Sargent whose office is down one hill and up another. Turn in some paperwork and get any new instructions for the day. Then down hill we go towards the hospital traveling on sidewalks, through tunnels, and down elevators as we skedaddle to Jake's primary care physician.
After a few brief minutes with the physician, we shoot over to the pharmacy for prescription refills. This past week Jake finished using three meds :-) and yet, it still takes the pharmacy an hour to get his meds right. Gesh. (We follow Nancy's pattern of organizing all the meds into a daily pill box the night before 'cause he's got mucho pills he must take four different times a days).
We have just under an hour before our next meet-and-greet so we hoof it double time back to the room - all up-hill. Huff and puff! Jake catches a few minutes of rest and then we are off to the races (we are late) to see his social worker. Jake glides quickly down the hills and over dales while dad walks fast and faster to keep Jake within eye shot. This is our final scheduled visit of the day and it just about lunch time. Up hill we go again, moving a bit more measured this time, back to the room.
Just before dinner Karen, wife of one of Jake's truck mates, along with Karen's mother and brother come a calling. It is nice to have guests. And!!! They come bearing gifts - pure Vermont Maple Syrup!!
We catch a bus to Silver Springs and grab some ribs for dinner - yum. A pleasant surprise awaits us as a live jazz trio accompany our meal within the restaurant. What a treat.
The day closes out by catching a few seasons of Jake's new "favorite" show - Warehouse 13. Wish I could say I then I slipped peacefully into slumber but, it was more like a crash landing.
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