The Homester

I wanted to give everyone an update about my grandmother, Josie, aka Homie! When Todd and I started dating he always made remarks about her staying home all of the time, so he/we started calling her Homie and it has just stuck with her. We even bought her a t-shirt stating Homie don't play dat game!!!!! She is such a sport. She always stayed at home because she never learned to drive and she only got out to walk with a very dear friend of hers that has since passed a couple or more years now. Things have changed drastically for Homie since that time and it's been very rough for her. You see, she is a diabetic and she never would eat right and when Ms. Ruby passed away she stopped getting her exercise that was/is much needed. Due to diabetes, she lost her right leg from just above the knee. She has moved a couple of times in the past two years, but I feel we finally have her settled somewhere that she will be happy. She is such a strong, bull-headed woman and she insisted she can live alone and take care of herself. I, of course, had my doubts but she seems to be pulling it off very well. She is living in an elderly/handicap apartment complex. She has many neighbors and friends that check in on her on a regularly basis. Plus she has someone that comes in and cleans her apartment and another lady that comes in a gives her baths. I go over there and fix all of her insulin shots she needs and everything seems to be working out wonderfully. I am just thankful that she is now happy and content and is taking better care of herself!!!