How Bob is Doing

People always ask me how Bob is doing. This is a great question because it is nice that people are asking about Bob and are concerned about him. I always feel like I don't actually have enough time to fill each person in on how he is doing. So I thought I could write it here.

Bob has good days and bad and we really just try to take it one day at a time. Bob has become exceptionally weak. His hands and his arms which have up until recently been keeping him somewhat independent are virtually useless. The things he really likes to do like playing video games he can't do anymore. Well there is one game he is still able to play on a good day, but he can't play it for very long and the only reason he can still play it a bit is because there isn't much controller movement.

Most people know that Bob's legs haven't worked for a long time now. His speech is somewhat affected. If Bob is tired he is harder to understand. I notice his speech is affected probably more than most people would even realize. Bob has had choking problems for some time. He mostly chokes on his own saliva. I hadn't noticed him doing it too much lately, but the last couple of days he has been choking several times a day. I find that very scary.

Bob is still able to laugh and enjoy things around him. He loves when his friends come to visit. Or watching his daughter play, she is very amusing and keeps us laughing a lot. He likes reading with our daughter Skye. I see him cracking jokes and it makes me happy to see that his humour is still there. Or watching movies together as a family.

My favorite thing is to see Bob and Skye together. When she climbs up on his chair to give him a big hug (because it is hard for him to hug her back now) and she plants a big kiss on him, it makes me smile. She loves him dearly.

I will try to update this as much as I can because I know people want to know:)

An Inconvenient Truth

This is a documentary about Global Warming put out by Al Gore. If you haven't seen it please do. It is quite an eye opener. It brings tears to my eyes to think that we are killing our earth and that we could stop it if we wanted. If you want more information go to www.climatecrisis.net