News About Mike...

Well, Jim's Dad has finally gotten settled in a place that can properly care for him. This past Tuesday, Mike was moved to the Sandusky Veterans Home in Sandusky Ohio. Jim arranged for a Cadillac metro car to transport Mike from the Veterans Hospital in Detroit to our home here in Walbridge. From here, Jim drove them to the Veterans Home where they were met by a very welcoming staff who were more then eager to get Mike settled in his new room. As of right now he is sharing a room with 3 other men. All of which seem to have their own little "mental" quirks. One talks to himself, the other sees things that in our world don't actually exist, and the other one seems loud and a little sickly. On January 2nd he will be moved into a semi-private room where he will have more space to himself, and he is on the list to be eventually moved into his own room. The facility in Sandusky is beautiful and the grounds are kept up very well. He has full access to everything there and they will even shuttle him to stores in the area. There are bird sanctuaries indoors along with an area with peacocks that roam around! The food is amazing, tomorrow for Christmas day the veterans are all having a prime rib dinner. Mike told Jim today that he couldn't complain about how he was being treated there, and when I spoke briefly with Mike on the phone he told me that Jim was treating him like a king and Jim was a prince for treating him so well. January 9th, Mike is going in for his eye surgery to repair the terrible cataract in his left eye, he'll be in Detroit a couple of times for follow up appointments after that. We're hoping the Mike gets the care that he deserves in Sandusky. I'll continue to keep everyone posted on his health and care as it continues to develops.