They live in a suburb of Waco and that is a 4 hour drive from here.  Never mind that however, as this was done with no preparation.  She is enrolled in a physical therapy class here twice a week, and must see her doctor once a week so they can monitor her progress.  But no, he took her and left.  There is no plan in place for her care there.  He said that he loves her more than anything in the world, which no one is going to argue, and that he can take care of her by himself, that point we WILL argue.  They have not been in their own home in probably over two months, and I can understand wanting to go home.  However, there is no plan in place for her there.  Her doctors have not released her to return home, she has not been released from her physical therapy, there have been no referrals made nor coordination between any of her doctors here and any doctors in the Waco area, and she has diabetes that must be managed.  Yes, her doctors here did say that being in familiar surroundings would be helpful to her recovery, but I don't think they intended for her to return home yet.  Tarik's grandfather may be a capable man, but he is NOT capable of caring for his wife on his own 100% with her requirements.  They live in a fairly large house and I am quite sure he cannot clean the house, do the dishes, do the laundry, prepare all of their meals, and the myriad of other chores that must be done.  He apparently has it in his mind that once they get home, he will call the church they belong to and people will come pouring out of the woodwork to come and take on these duties.  To the best of our knowledge, no one at the church has been contacted about this.  He must be alert 100% of the time in the event she tries to get out of bed on her own, or tries to do anything on her own.  She must go for walks every day and he has to be able to assist her with that.  It is almost like taking care of a baby, but more challenging because she is a grown woman in her 80's, and he is a man in his 80's who does not have the stamina of a 40 year old.  To say that he loves her more than anything and can take care of her by himself, is a delusion and irresponsible.

Their other daughter lives with them and she is in her 60's, but she has health issues of her own and I would not say that she is very reliable.  She has a foot injury that has not healed after two years, she is a recovering pain killer addict, and is prone to having car accidents.  Yes, perhaps she can take on some of the duties around their home, but not much.  She walks on crutches most of the time.  My mother in law is of course freaking out because she is terrified that her mom will take a turn for the worse and there will be nothing in place should that occur.  She is afraid that she is never going to see her mother again.

Song Virus du Jour:  Ah, I got nothing.

Useless Trivia du Jour:  Congratulations to Rufus, this year's Best in Show winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Show.