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to make arrangements right away?”
“The sooner, the better,” the deep voice replied. “If you can come by today, that would be appreciated. A nurse here will go over everything you need to know about Henry’s care and will supply you with all the necessary supplies and medication. Fortunately, Henry’s care is not very complicated, and you should be able to mange with a visiting home nurse for the duration of his stay.”
“I can be there in an hour or so, if that’s okay?”
“That would be great.” There was a slight hesitation, and then the man continued. “There is one other thing I should mention, while we’re speaking. One of the casualties of the fire, Mrs. Anna Wainright was a good friend of Henry’s. They had become very close over the past few months, and he seems quite distraught at her passing. The family has made final arrangements already and there is to be a simple service held at the Wilmot Chapel on Thursday. Henry has indicated that he would like to attend. Do you think that is something you could manage?”
With out hesitation, Julia agreed. “We’ll see to it that he gets there, Dr.”
Julia could almost feel the man’s relief across the telephone line. “Thank you so much, Mrs. Baxter. We’ll see you in a while then.”
Julia said her goodbyes and pushed the end button on the phone. These were not quite the plans she had for the day, but something that had to be done nonetheless. Since they had been expecting Henry over Christmas, she pretty much had things prepared already. There was a bed in the office off the living room on the main floor. Since Henry couldn’t climb stairs, that would be perfect. He would also have easy access to the washroom, kitchen and living room from there. There was really very little else she would need to do to prepare the house. As she surveyed the room, she noticed Jasper watching her intently, as though he could read her mind and knew something different was going on.
“Well, old boy, this is really going to make your Christmas,” she laughed and gave him a scratch. “Yours and Brinn’s!”
Satisfied that there was nothing else she needed to do to prepare the room, she started making plans for the trip to get Henry. She called Sam and explained the situation. He said he was almost finished for the day anyway and would head home right away to watch Kaylee. He would also explain what was going on to Brinn and Emma when they got home from school so they would be prepared for Henry’s arrival. Best that they know that he might be a little sad instead of his usual jolly self. “ Brinn will be good for him ,” Julia thought to herself as she puttered around tidying a few things in the office.
She paused for a moment, reflecting on how the relationship between an old man, a toddler and a shaggy brown dog had evolved. By a strange turn of events, the old dog had found his way into their home at the same time as his owner had been admitted to a long term care facility and couldn’t care for him anymore. And a traumatized Brinn, who hadn’t spoken a word in over two years, was so enraptured by the love of the shaggy brown mutt that she had finally started talking again. Now here they were, all one big happy family about to celebrate Christmas together.
Julia had just started pulling on her boots when she heard Sam’s car pull into the drive. Kaylee was watching from the window and flew into Sam’s arms the minute he opened the door. Sam scooped her up in a big bear hug, and smiled over the curly blond head at Julia.
“ Daddy play,” Kaylee shouted gleefully. “Daddy play Kaylee!”
“You betcha,” Sam replied. “Let’s just see your Mom off first shall we?”
“Give Mama a kiss, sweetie,” Julia said, reaching up on tiptoe to say goodbye. The little girl released her grip on Sam’s neck and gave Julia a hug and a kiss.
“Bye, Mama,” she squeaked. “Now, Daddy play?” Julia and
“The sooner, the better,” the deep voice replied. “If you can come by today, that would be appreciated. A nurse here will go over everything you need to know about Henry’s care and will supply you with all the necessary supplies and medication. Fortunately, Henry’s care is not very complicated, and you should be able to mange with a visiting home nurse for the duration of his stay.”
“I can be there in an hour or so, if that’s okay?”
“That would be great.” There was a slight hesitation, and then the man continued. “There is one other thing I should mention, while we’re speaking. One of the casualties of the fire, Mrs. Anna Wainright was a good friend of Henry’s. They had become very close over the past few months, and he seems quite distraught at her passing. The family has made final arrangements already and there is to be a simple service held at the Wilmot Chapel on Thursday. Henry has indicated that he would like to attend. Do you think that is something you could manage?”
With out hesitation, Julia agreed. “We’ll see to it that he gets there, Dr.”
Julia could almost feel the man’s relief across the telephone line. “Thank you so much, Mrs. Baxter. We’ll see you in a while then.”
Julia said her goodbyes and pushed the end button on the phone. These were not quite the plans she had for the day, but something that had to be done nonetheless. Since they had been expecting Henry over Christmas, she pretty much had things prepared already. There was a bed in the office off the living room on the main floor. Since Henry couldn’t climb stairs, that would be perfect. He would also have easy access to the washroom, kitchen and living room from there. There was really very little else she would need to do to prepare the house. As she surveyed the room, she noticed Jasper watching her intently, as though he could read her mind and knew something different was going on.
“Well, old boy, this is really going to make your Christmas,” she laughed and gave him a scratch. “Yours and Brinn’s!”
Satisfied that there was nothing else she needed to do to prepare the room, she started making plans for the trip to get Henry. She called Sam and explained the situation. He said he was almost finished for the day anyway and would head home right away to watch Kaylee. He would also explain what was going on to Brinn and Emma when they got home from school so they would be prepared for Henry’s arrival. Best that they know that he might be a little sad instead of his usual jolly self. “ Brinn will be good for him ,” Julia thought to herself as she puttered around tidying a few things in the office.
She paused for a moment, reflecting on how the relationship between an old man, a toddler and a shaggy brown dog had evolved. By a strange turn of events, the old dog had found his way into their home at the same time as his owner had been admitted to a long term care facility and couldn’t care for him anymore. And a traumatized Brinn, who hadn’t spoken a word in over two years, was so enraptured by the love of the shaggy brown mutt that she had finally started talking again. Now here they were, all one big happy family about to celebrate Christmas together.
Julia had just started pulling on her boots when she heard Sam’s car pull into the drive. Kaylee was watching from the window and flew into Sam’s arms the minute he opened the door. Sam scooped her up in a big bear hug, and smiled over the curly blond head at Julia.
“ Daddy play,” Kaylee shouted gleefully. “Daddy play Kaylee!”
“You betcha,” Sam replied. “Let’s just see your Mom off first shall we?”
“Give Mama a kiss, sweetie,” Julia said, reaching up on tiptoe to say goodbye. The little girl released her grip on Sam’s neck and gave Julia a hug and a kiss.
“Bye, Mama,” she squeaked. “Now, Daddy play?” Julia and
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