What's next?

First of all, many, many thanks to all for your thoughts, prayers, words of encouragement, food, movies, etc.

Cathy is mostly mobile now in the sense that she's vertical about 30% of the time, and can move around freely (except for the searing pain of her sternum fusing back together.)


A lot of people are asking how they can help. Our friend and neighbor Tricia Dusseault is going to be starting a schedule for friends (and friendly strangers) to visit maybe once a day for a few weeks while Cathy slowly returns to the surreal world that is our home.

The older kids will be in school from 8-3, and the two younger ones will be spending morning and afternoons (when not at Decatur Presbyterian) with the Blessed Jones Family until I fetch them each night after work.

The details on how this visiting with Cathy will work aren't completely set, but as soon as there is a mechanism for signing up, I'll let everyone know how to do it.

I see these visits mostly happening mid-late morning, and maybe involve carrying something for her or some simple household task that I am too clueless to notice needs doing (you really have to wash blue jeans more than a few times a year???)

So, Cathy should start getting some quiet time to continue healing soon. You can call her anytime, or email her at cathyharveymom@bellsouth.net