Family matters

 Today marks the fourth day that I have been down in Georgia to help my sister with the kids and the house as she tends to my brother in law. It's been bittersweet to see  my nephews as I don't get a lot of time with them due to the distance between where I live and where they live. However, on the flip side it's been hard seeing my brother in law and the condition that he is in. I can't imagine going through something like that. My sister has been great with him though. She has a lot on her plate, but she epitomizes what a union  should be like. The amount of work that she is putting in to him is astonishing. Really, at this point I'm not sure who is the tougher person. Him for making it through his situation or her for having to pick up everything, including taking care of him. The irony of the situation is that I am here to help, and that he can barely talk and when he does he's extremely soft spoken, I happen to be half deaf so I'm sure you can imagine how that goes! It turns into a lot of pointing at things.

Even though I haven't (and hopefully never) had to go through that it's been great to see how this is playing out as far as their relationship goes. They clearly have a solid relationship and my sister is not backing down from the hardest thing that she has had to contend with in her life. I have a lot of respect for her. It's also nice to know that I have a person that I would do the same thing for if ever need be. So this thought process isn't all bad, it's been amazing to see the amount of work that my brother in law does during the day for physical therapy. He's putting in a solid 8 hours a day as far as rehab goes.  

We are coming up on the weekend, not sure of what is going to transpire. There is talk of me taking the boys to Chick-fil-a and to the playground. Whatever we do, I'm sure that I'll be exhausted. Even though it's only been a few days I miss my family back home, and I miss my dog. I don't want to wish this trip away, but I'm looking forward to seeing them again.