Russ

Just in the past week, Pat, and to a lesser extent I, have been experiencing the resurgence of energy and renewal of capability. Pat was able to go to and from the facility from her recliner without the use of even a walking stick for support, and we are both celebrating. Since getting back on a more scheduled and steady diet, I have had much better energy.

We are going to try doing without services after next week. Promise will be freed up for other clients, and while we will miss her, we will enjoy our newfound independence. Privacy and opportunities for spontaneous n have no price, but tremendous value. Remaining home is essential to our enjoyment of life.

We do not know if this will work out; like most of life, it's a risk - however, we are both counting on being able to get help from you in future should we need it. If we live as long as we would like, that chance increases with time.

I would like to let you know how much we both appreciate your help when we needed it. We will continue to depend on your organization as our disaster plan should that prove necessary, and the reassurance that we get from that is part of what makes this work. If you do hear from us it will likely be another emergency — which we will deal with as needed.

To clarify - Promise's final service will be tomorrow - 8 January, and next week’s 14 and 16 January 2020 - pending unforeseen circumstances - but we will make you are being there for us a dynamic part of our future. Thank you and thank Promise for adding to our quality of life for the past few months.