"SuzQ" wrote in message
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The first week of school is the hardest. One of the advantages of being a
mature ;o) student is that you're there by choice so you are motivated. I
hope you get Rob sorted. Is visiting Nurse an option? They have people who
are aides who could come in for an hour or 2 and give him a meal and meds
and just generally check up on him.
Suz&Spicey


Rob can generally take care of himself. The problem is when he decides to
go somewhere on his own, or cooks on the stove. He has promised, and has
been keeping that promise, not to use the stove. Friday, I drug him to
school with me, as I'm the only one who has classes that day. He sat in the
school cafeteria while I was in class and read. Between classes, I joined
him and he got a chance to meet a couple of the friends I've made. I've
also been using him as a spring board for my story telling class, practicing
telling stories with him, and am using him to help with my math class. I
figure that, if I can explain it so that Rob understands it, I'm going to be
able to do ok in the class. Rob was one of those people who had an
instinctive ability and enjoyed doing math. I was doing review of basic
mathematic principles, and he couldn't understand what I was doing. I
didn't realize it was that bad until Friday.

Most of the day Rob is alone from 7:45 am to 3:30 pm. I keep my cell phone
on me, and Rob has all the emergency numbers for the school. I call him
between classes and make sure that he doesn't need anything. I don't know
what I'd do if he did, though. If his health goes down hill, I'll be
looking into getting him an aide, or putting him into a day care situation.
Right now, he feels as if we were treating him like a small child. I think
that he'd change his mind if he were to see all the stuff that is available
for him to do. I'm also thinking about getting him to volunteer at the
cancer center at least one day a week.

Week two of school was busy. I have 3 chapters to outline for Critical
Thinking, a Math test to study for as well as the regular assignment to do,
the weekly Biology study packet to work on, need to come up with five or six
impromptu stories for my story telling class, need to practice my first
major story for story telling class, have to read and do the exercises for
the first chapter of student success (my own fault, I said that I wanted to
take it, even after the school have waived it) class, and have to work on
projects for math and have to re-organize my note books, since I am bundling
my notes up. I feel busy.

Huey has been keeping me company as is Tanada. She gets really upset when
she can't find a place to hang her butt on my book case. Qui Gun Kit has
been chasing Sonya all over the house again. AND no one has dumped any
kittens on me this week. Life is good.

Pam S. who is having a ball with school, really