MK IS REALLY MY CARETAKER, BUT I DO HAVE SOME1 WHO COMES. ANGIE COMES 2 1/2 DAYS/WEEK–MON. , WED., & THURSDAYS, FOR ABOUT 3-7 HOURS. BUT SHE’S NOT TRAINED OR ANYTHING. JUST A CHURCH FRIEND WHO’S LIKE A PERSONAL ASSISSTANT, WHO OCCASIONALLY POTTIES ME. THE 1ST YEAR I HAD NURSES, BUT 1 LIED & STOLE, & NURSES TEND 2 TREAT ME MORE LIKE THE MEDICAL CONDITION, &/OR MENTALLY CHALLENGED. CHURCH FRIENDS HAVE BEEN HONEST, & I HANG OUT & HAVE FUN WITH A FRIEND ALL DAY, WHICH REALLY HELPS EMOTIONALLY! SHE DOES THERAPY W/ME, GIVES ME FOOD (I FEED MYSELF NOW, BUT WHEN I COULDN’T, IT WAS AN ISSUE W/THE NURSES), & HELPS ME DO ODD JOBS, WHETHER CLEANING, BURNING A CD, ORGANIZING, OR SCRAPBOOKING. MY CURRENT “HELPER” DOES A LOT OF HEALTHY COOKING 4 ME, AS WELL. & I HAVE A SPECIAL BOND WITH HER TODDLER…SINCE HE’S A TALKER, HE LOVES 2 HAVE ME TALK…IN FACT, WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT NO1 UNDERSTANDS COMPLETELY! LOL (WELL, ANGIE GETS MOST OF IT, SINCE SHE UNDERSTANDS HIM, & USUALLY CAN FIGURE ME OUT TOO!) BETWEEN HIM & HER, IT HAS REALLY HELPED MY SPEECH!