Bob agreed with the doctor's assessment. Bob asked for more Valium to help him sleep. He got it. When Bob got home, he smoked a Marlboro Light and started lining up the butts again. Cool and beautiful, the summer morning sounds and smells and breezes came pouring through the screen of the open door.
Some aides are excellent.
Others sit and watch soaps. Often the house has a revolving door. A few days, or a few weeks, and a new aide. Myall was the best. An agency paid her wages, but she worked for the Lord, and she would tell you God Himself sent her to the home of Bill, Bob and Amanda Hicks, for they were in desperate need.