Good job on the post, Judy! She is right about the 'not worried about us being there thing' with Mom and Dad. There have been several times I've gone to see them and it didn't seem to matter one way or the other with them I was there. A few minutes is the same as several hours! They physically seem to withdraw from the visit! It's weird to describe. This is what Judy saw yesterday for the first time. I wish I could change that, but then there are a lot of things I wish I could change! On the medical end of the visit, the stool sample they had taken was not handled correctly. Debbie said she'd called and asked specifically WHAT type of container did the sample need to be collected in, etc. She did as told, and they still said it wasn't correct. She was waiting again yesterday to collect yet another sample to send off to be cultured. They had done another test on Mom to see if there was blood in her stool since she's so pale! LOL! The WHITE skin thing! LOL! Anyway, it was fine. They did let her stay in the commons area and go to the cafeteria to eat yesterday. They were giving her a bath when we got there---so, she was clean and she wasn't having the Big D! I mentioned to Debbie about Dad being so hoarse. He told me he'd stood outside for 3 days in the rain watching the razorbacks play! Yeah, well, probably no! Debbie said she'd noticed it and had asked him if his throat hurt, his chest, anywhere. He wasn't coughing either and didn't have a runny nose. She asked about allergies---hey, he lives in Arkansas----everyone has allergy problems! Anyway, they're not giving him anything for the hoarseness at this time. Donna (I don't remember dealing with Donna before---it's usually Debbie or Nikki) called to tell me Mom has a new skin tear on her arm. They think this one was from reaching through her bedrails. They were going to put some padding on those and doctor the tear. Mom's teeth are an issue with me. One---she has appeared to have lost a tooth on the upper right about three teeth out. I don't think it's one of her partial. I don't remember the gap---it has been there for a while. Two---the middle tooth on the left was blackened yestereday. Judy said after Mom ate the cookie that was gone. I couldn't keep looking at her teeth, so I missed that, I guess. I'll check when I go back Thurs. Ok, I'm off to walk Annie. It's already near 80 degrees! Love you all, Jeanie