Billy's Future

Several have asked about Billy.

For those who don't know, Billy is the most famous of mom's children.  He is the subject of mom's first book, "Billy's Story"- a 35 year journey with autism.

He has calmed down a lot since mom died.  The last two nights when we all knew she was struggling Billy sat in his room and "sang" like he does when upset.  He had been prepared by mom and seemed to accept everything.  He was one of the first to be called out to say goodbye to mom and he helped carry her out.  He has been calm since and seems to be handling a new lifestyle following me around pretty well.

In her will mom left in trust the house and car to Billy.  Ray and Brian and I will execute that trust to provide ongoing and hopefully sustainable care  for Billy.  I applied to the court yesterday to become Billy's legal guardian.  Yesterday Billy and I visited an attorney to set up his trust.  I am in the process of moving into the house to take care of  Billy.  Right now that is a joint venture between Heather and I.  We anticipate that the physical changes for Billy will be minimal.  He will be eating and sleeping in the same environment and a lot of his work on the farm will continue the same with me.  It remains to be seen how he will take to sitting through long board meetings!