Sweetness

Through all of the struggling with this knee replacement I have to point out that I've had amazing support from my husband.

There is sweetness as he helps me get to bed at night, setting up my ice cooler, helping me place my leg on the pile of pillows, making sure my cup is full of cold water, tucking in the tea towels and iceman pad on my knee, arranging my blankets in that particular way that I need in order to sleep, and setting up quiet music on a timer so I can fall asleep. He then waits another hour after I go to bed to make sure I'm asleep before he comes to bed.  Or he sleeps on the sofa when he's worried about causing me more pain or waking me.

In the middle of his night his alarm rings and he gets up to give me my 3 a.m. medication. On weekdays he'll get up again at 6 to get our oldest out the door for school.  Then his alarm goes off again at 9 to get me up for my morning medication. He makes sure that I'm taken care of and helps with those little things that make getting ready for the day so much easier. If I had to wander around the bedroom trying to figure out which teeshirt I wanted, I'd waste a lot of energy. He makes sure that throughout the day I have my medication and anything else I need.

In addition to all of this personal care, he makes sure the family runs as it should. He lines out the kids with their chores and schoolwork, and makes sure they get it done. He keeps the house clean, the family under control, plans meals and does the shopping.

He makes sure that he spends time with each kid here and there, and checks in on everyone to keep track of how they are doing.

In all of this taking care of us, he works from home, occasionally going to the office in order to take care of business. He's trying to plan for the next months in the field while taking care of everything else.

He makes it all look effortless. I know he's tired, and often worn out by taking care of me and doing all of the work that we'd usually split up. But he doesn't complain. He simply moves to his next task and takes care of whatever needs to be taken care of.

Having a husband who makes sure that I don't have to worry about anything is a blessing.