Wow, what a great solution to an awful problem! God (or whoever you want to credit!) works in wonderous ways!. Sure hope it all works out for you! Sue and John ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 10:59 AM Subject: caregiver update > I've had an unusual situation. Last week I had arranged for help from a > local agency when my neighbor, Teresa, a widow, came to see me because she > had gotten my Cox bill by mistake. I don't really know her too well as we > met at the local WaMu bank where she was a bank officer who realized we > were neighbors. Since retiring a couple of years ago she has spent a good > amount of time in her native Bolivia. Anyway, she wanted the job when I > told her I was in the process of changing my help. This could be a plus > for us both - I would have help close by and she wouldn't have to drive to > part-time work. Also it would be a lot cheaper for me. Her daughter who > has 3 kids is in process of divorce and going back to school to become a > nurse needs money and will most likely do the heavy cleaning and cut my > hair. Sure hope it works out. > > Kathy took it well and I think she realized that never knowing when she > was coming to work was not acceptable long term. The agency was nice too. > > Many thanks to all of you who offered advice and comments. You gave me > the support and spunk I needed to make this change. > > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Past Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn