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Kate D.'s avatar

Ordered!

When my mom had a bike crash and broke her pelvis, I thought I'd be in the perfect position to be helpful to her, as a stay at home Mom who lived a short walk away. But I found that as a mom of a jumpy toddler (not helpful around painfully broken bones), I actually couldn't come over unless there was someone else to watch my daughter. My brother, who was single at the time and could sometimes work remotely (and who could walk to work nearby), moved in with my mom for six weeks. He could be there during the day most days and overnights and I could come after my husband was done with work for the evening or when I had babysitting. My sister came to visit for a week to help too, but then had to go home. I was so glad my brother and my mom had both moved to the same city where I lived (after much encouragement from me). If my mom had still lived a few states away when she crashed on her bike, I don't know how we would have taken care of her. After a full recovery, my mom is back to biking over 1200 miles a year.

My mom is so capable and active, being dependent, even temporarily, is really hard. She recently had dental surgery and wasn't supposed to drive or bike for a week or two during recovery. I came over and we watched The Chosen and did puzzles and after two days of that, my mom was super bored and wishing she could go on long bike rides with her biking group again.

I look forward to reading your book!

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Skylar Covich's avatar

Late happy birthday, and congratulations on the book being ever closer to being released. Are you going to be able to make an audio book version?

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