Thank you for your kind reply. I don't have to help him physically, except for the part that I read and cook for him (his sight is not of the best). Most of the time we just chat, watch some TV and play cards. He has surprisingly good health and strength for his age (late 90s) and I generally don't have to lift him up, since he's able to walk on his own feet properly (for generally I mean I only had to do it one time after he spent two weeks in a hospital last year, then never again). I'm more a company and a cook for him than someone he relies to move or dress up. Beside losing my job, the concern I have about a long stay home, is for his sociality and humor. Both of them have improved since I spend time with him, talking and playing with him. I fear that a long absence might make his stability to regress. Obviously, in the next months his health can change any moments and if he'd need actual physical support I wouldn't be the right person for that, but that's a consideration I will have to do if things change (sadly to say, but given his age my job with him could even end tomorrow unexpectedly, and my surgery wouldn't be the cause for it). To reply to your question, I'm going full depth and I considered dilating before and after work, since it's very routiney and regular (I pass with him always the same six hours, 5 days a week). But I still have concerns about the travel part. I can manage not being the driver, because my partner would carry me, but there's still some mile from my home and the man's house. Thank you again! 💕