Ouch...sorry you hurt your wrist. I'm sure that doesn't help things. The bird feeder is such a good idea...I got one for my PALS a couple of years ago and have forgotten about it with everything else, but perhaps now is the time to fill it back up with finch feed.
Checking in too and feeling very overwhelmed. My PALS was on a plateau and just fell off the edge. His progression seems to have accelerated in the last month. A month ago he actually went out and played 2 games of pickleball. Now I feel like I am fighting for his life. He had his 1st clinic visit and I am getting calls 24/7 for various visits to help. Yesterday we had the ALS Association rep out to see if we can stay in our house. It will be a challenge but may be possible, but now I have to coordinate calling contractors and getting bids.
The ALS rep suggested a hospital bed which I was trying to fight for, so I have an order for it but now must stop because the ALS Clinic wants me to have a home health care representative out first to assess the home. So now I'm taking calls about that and trying to arrange them to come out as well. I need to get our old mattress removed, but a couple of the companies here in town want it curbside. Then I was trying to retrofit the main toilet with bars and maybe a higher seat...turns out it is an all-in-one unit with a built-in seat, and now the attempt by 3 people just to remove the stupid toilet seat has made it loose, which is worse. The respiratory therapist is finally coming out with the Bipap tomorrow, and so is my SIL which is always a bit stressful for me. I suppose it is a good thing to have us both trained in case I keel over with a stroke. Then I have friends who are very good and kind who are pushing us to move into their vacant house temporarily (which is one-story) and then we would have to move into another place after that. My PALS really wants to stay put if it is at all possible.
Today one of my clients asked me what a good time would be for me to come for a meeting with them and the agency they need to work with. Well, there is no good time actually. I've explained the situation and thankfully he is going to set up a call instead. I wouldn't have taken on this project had I known that my PALS' condition would worsen so rapidly. This has been a rough month.