After approximately 2 weeks of our new reality, my family has realized that visits to see Michael are pretty overwhelming and taxing on him (and us). Please know how much these visits have been appreciated and no one visit in particular was "bad", it's just that the burden of scheduling and hoping people stick to their requests, has been a lot on us.
Michael has changed quite a bit and he doesn’t have the same mental capacity that people may remember, which has caused us to have to manage visitors’ expectations. We all know Michael and we know who he was, but that's the thing, he has changed, most notably, mentally. Needless to say, that has been difficult for some to witness. Physically, Michael tires very easily and some days after scheduling a visit, we’ve realized after, maybe we should’ve canceled.
Michael has changed quite a bit and he doesn’t have the same mental capacity that people may remember, which has caused us to have to manage visitors’ expectations. We all know Michael and we know who he was, but that's the thing, he has changed, most notably, mentally. Needless to say, that has been difficult for some to witness. Physically, Michael tires very easily and some days after scheduling a visit, we’ve realized after, maybe we should’ve canceled.
I will admit, I feel crappy as here I was offering visits to you all. Our intent was to have as many people who wanted to, to see him. But honestly, it’s just too much right now.
As Andy B. told me, there is no playbook for this (shit, if there's one out there, I'll buy it, because this really, really sucks). We are learning day by day and only doing what we think is in the best interest of Michael and our well-being. We hope you will understand our decision at this point. We hope to get to a point where we can accommodate visit requests again.
We continue to thank you and feel grateful for you and your support.
As Andy B. told me, there is no playbook for this (shit, if there's one out there, I'll buy it, because this really, really sucks). We are learning day by day and only doing what we think is in the best interest of Michael and our well-being. We hope you will understand our decision at this point. We hope to get to a point where we can accommodate visit requests again.
We continue to thank you and feel grateful for you and your support.
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TJ, thanks for posting these updates and giving us a forum to send Mike our best! Spicy Mike: If and when you read this, keep fighting the good fight and “live jumbo” (to steal one of your phrases). In hoc.
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