Tag Archives: daily living

When Help Just isn’t Working: Letting Go Our Personal Care Assistant

Posted on October 13, 2009 by loverollson

  So today was not a fun day. We had to have a discussion with Barton’s morning personal care assistant, and in the end, we parted ways. It’s a bittersweet decision because we had worked so hard to get morning … Continue reading →

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Shifting Attitudes: Perspectives of Personal Assistants

Posted on August 27, 2009 by loverollson

Barton spoke with his personal assistant about his feelings, pretty openly, and amazingly, she was open enough to listen when he told her I wasn’t his mother, I was his wife. Continue reading →

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And the Doors Come Tumbling Down

Posted on July 30, 2009 by loverollson

I was laughing so hard that I sort of forgot to take my hand off the joystick and ran straight into the bedroom wall full on. Continue reading →

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The Alarm That Expects You to Talk Back

Posted on July 6, 2009 by loverollson

So when Megan appeared with her laptop in hand, coiling cross-legged on her side of the bed and began with the infamous “So, what do think…” an amused smirk came across my face as I heard her question crack with a tinge of laughter. Continue reading →

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Waking Up to a Chatterbox

Posted on July 6, 2009 by loverollson

As the dogs jumped on him to lick his face, Barton’s usual wake-up call, I was going a hundred miles a minute (and I hadn’t even had coffee yet). Continue reading →

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