She does the outside work in the gardens plus raises the children and helps me package and proof read my emails. It was hard on my kids, too, but now they are right with me. A couple times a week, they sit down with us around the dining room table and help package until we're finished. We still have neighbors who help dig taters. Jeff has had to make a lot of changes such as learning how to get dressed.
Life is up and down.
I look to the future. I want to enjoy time with the kids. This summer we are going to fish and camp and have fun. Having this disability has made me concentrate on the important things of life rather than on things that don't matter. Jeff, Cindy, and family have the support of Iowa AgrAbility, a partnership between the Easter Seals FaRM Program and ISU Extension.