Learning new things

With Melba home yet fairly limited in what she can do I am learning some new things:

--How to dress a 10" incision
--How to put socks and other apparel on her
--How to serve with joy
--How to use our walkie-talkies so she can call me from the other room without yelling
--How to get back to sleep at 3:30am after helping her into the bathroom and back to bed
--How to install shower security bars (easy 'cause they have suction cups)
--How this kind of service brings a new and deeper emotional bond and intimacy into the relationship
--How important it is to plan for the health problems that will arise in most everyone's life
--How important a sense of humor is when tackling life's vicissitudes and trials

Learning is good...even though it sometimes asks more of us than we expected.