I got up early this morning and went for a great walk, wearing only socks and shoes and short pants (no shirt or tank top at all). It was lovely out!
I drove up to Be'er Sheva today, but I didn't start until the Maccabi nurse had verified that David would be accepted at Bayit B'Lev, a complex care facility in Omer, a small village just across the bypass road from Be'er Sheva. It's necessary for him to be there because his condition has been changed to require סיעוד מורכב, which translates to something like "complex support".
When I arrived at Soroka, it turned out that David had already been taken to Omer. I met the Maccabi nurse briefly there at Soroka to sign a paper and to find out exactly where the facility was. Then I drove over there.
David was, of course, very happy to see me and quite lucid. but he also was confused about quite a number of things. He had several stories about escapades that he could not possibly have actually done, given that he can't even stand. But we had a nice time there together, and he really did understand and accept that I was doing the right things for him and would continue to do so. I think they'll take good care of him there.
On my way back, the nurse called me and told me that they don't have some of his meds there (probably the HIV ones, which aren't very common and are, of course, expensive to stock). Unfortunately, I won't be able to go back up there until at least Friday, so that will just have to be good enough.
As I got to about Sde Boker, I realized that it was nearly 5:00 p.m. and I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast. So, I decided to stop and eat at the Aroma at Avdat. Then I drove home from there without stopping, even in Mitzpe Ramon, where I almost ALWAYS stop for PepsiMax.
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