Just to update you all on us - Joel has been out of work since January. Long story short - his back has had all it can take. He's now on disability until they can transition him to retirement (over a year out). He's gone from stumbling and several near-falls, walking with a cane to walking without a cane for about 10 minutes without extreme fatigue and pain. He's learning to adapt everything he does to protect himself from further injury.
Last month, we made a last minute trip (as in, we got the call and were on the road within 90 minutes) to Ohio to see his mom one last time. She rallied - again - and ended up back at her assisted living facility. Over the past two weeks, she's stopped eating and taking only sips of water a day. Another hospital stay, now in a nursing home as of 2 days ago but Hospice is meeting with his siblings later today.
We would really appreciate your prayers. Living over 400 miles away is harder than being there.
