[RKDinOKC]

Good Morning.

So, the day after Christmas my brother that has MS, Tom is going in for brain surgery. He has a nerve disorder that is causing pain and paralysis of the left side of his face. They are going to cut a hole and put a sponge between the nerves and his brain.

My other brother, Bob wants to visit for the Christmas holidays. He called and asked if he could come spend the holiday's at my house. Found out the reason he called and asked me is because Tom and his wife had already told him he couldn't stay with them. Tom's wife is already stressed out enough over all the Christmas festivities and Tom's operation she doesn't want the extra stress of Bob staying with them. He can be quite aggravating.

The last time he came to "visit Mom" he stayed with Tom for a week and came over to visit Mom just twice for 15 minutes each time. While he was visiting her he constantly asked her if she could remember this or that, reminding her of her condition. Just the thing you are NOT supposed to do to a dimentia sufferer.

Merry Freakin Christmas eh?

On the good side of things, since Mom fell and is slow recovering doctor approved in-home care coming out. They haven't done the evaluation yet so don't know what kind of help they will be giving me.