I forgot to mention Christmas.

As my family had a wonderful Christmas with friends and family we truly felt blessed. I barely recovered from being sick in time to enjoy it. 

My father had purchased a home across the street from ours a month prior and over Christmas my mother visited him as she currently lives in assisted living in Sonoma County. Christmas Day my mother announced she would be moving back in with my father. This was exciting news for us all. 

She had considered moving into another facility here in Redding but changed her mind and surprised us all. 

 My wife and daughter and son will provide much of my parents in home assistance. Having my parents near me again has truly got to be one of the best gifts I could have received and I did not even see it coming. Wow. 

My health is relatively stable now. Headaches, back pain and some pain in my sternum and clavicle but tolerable. My plan moving forward is to continue my physical therapy and hopefully reduce my weight. I'm now using a tens unit to control pain issues. I like it.