Pam, I can't believe you haven't noticed her tooth before. She has had it missing for several months. I mentioned it to Pat who said she noticed it and it had NOT been missing before. No idea on the how! I do know that Mom was determined to 'eat' her glass yesterday (Mon) at breakfast! She tried her hardest to bite it! Whenever I'd try to get it, she would slap at my hand and say it was HERS and I could NOT have it! I figure between the 'grinding' of her teeth and this other, that it broke off. It doesn't seem to bother her---which is good! As for Dad yesterday, he was great! I told Bruce he looked strong and sounded stronger than even last week. I thought he was good then, but he was even better yesterday. I took him the newspaper and he was so wrapped up in reading it. He was reading it, too, because he made several comments about the content! He was really good. Mom---well---bless her heart, Mom is just not good. The good news is that she doesn't know it! I can't imagine Mom the way she is and her knowing it! That would be horrible! I did ask Debbie about Mom's eyes. I know she's always had the tearing, but it's the glazing (for want of a better word) that is different. At times Mom looks blind--she's not because if you put something out in front of her that she wants---she grabs it! I know she had cataracts removed, so that isn't it. They just don't look right. Sometimes they don't even focus on the same thing it looks like. Anyway, Debbie said it was part of AD. Anyway she is bad. The good news there is that she still feeds herself and still sits up, etc. Every now and then she'll have something to say that makes sense, too, which is wonderful. I know that it's a hard thing for them being there, Pat. There are times it gets to me, but I don't think either of them is unhappy! Is it what we want for them or us? No! But it is not that bad for the care they need either. The people seem to really like or respond or whatever it is they do to both Mom and Dad. That is wonderful. Anyway, Judy is here and we'll go tomorrow morning to see them. Love you all, Jeanie