My last day of work was February 16th. It’s been a month since then, and nearly 4 weeks since Mary had her trach procedure on February 20th.
We thought we had 2 new caregivers lined up. I had done phone interviews with both, and an in-person interview with one of them at the hospital. We did an in-person interview with the second one the Sunday after we got home. She was supposed to start two days later for a few hours to start getting used to Mary’s routine. She emailed me Monday morning and said she “didn’t have the hours” we needed. I emailed her back and asked if she had any hours she could give – no response. The other one was supposed to start on March 9th; she got lost and didn’t have my phone number with her. She ended up at another appointment a couple of hours later, and I texted her directions from there. That was the last I heard from her; I emailed her that night and asked if she was still interested in the position. She replied that her stepson had passed away that day. Ok, I’ll give you that one. Plan B: she was supposed to start today. I got an email this morning that she and her husband decided it was too far away and she wouldn’t be taking the position.
So we are back to one caregiver, and starting the search from scratch again. I am half-way through my FMLA, and scared to death we won’t be able to get this resolved before my FMLA runs out.
We are in desperate need of qualified, committed caregivers for Mary to appear as soon as possible. I need time to train them to Mary’s specific care needs and communication. We ask for your prayers, in whatever form they take, for these caregivers to be shown to us.