Ok, sisters, you're all right. We had a REALLY hard decision to make back in Feb and tried to do the best we could by them. Is the nursing home a great solution? Absolutely not! Is it sometimes a necessary solution? Absolutely yes! We were heading for a MAJOR disaster with them at home. HOW they managed to escape serious injury for so long amazes me even today. Would Mom be different today IF they had continued to stay at home? I don't think so. I told Judy that some of the changes in Mom would have happened regardless---her eyes---the general look and change in them is very pronounced, the grinding/gritting of her teeth, her deciding that she couldn't walk because her leg hurt, her mental state----those things have nothing to do with where she is, but have everything to do with AD. Dad? I'm not sure Dad is unhappy either. I'm not saying he's happy like he was happy years ago, but I guess I don't think he's so dissatisfied that he's unhappy. They NEED 24 hour care. They NEED it. There's no way they can take care of themselves. No way at all! They haven't been able to do this for a long time. It's funny, today Judy asked Dad about playing bingo or checkers. He said: I can't sit still long enough. That's not a misery answer. Dad is always looking, watching, something. We just have to try to do the best we can for them. If there's anything little or big that will make life there better for them---then we need to look into doing that, etc. If something isn't good---we need to mention it. Ask questions about thing, do whatever it takes to be their advocate like they were ours when we were younger.

Ok, on a different note, Debbie called me tonight to tell me they'd gotten the results of the second x-ray to check Dad's lungs. She said it still showed some infection in the lower lobe of his left lung (I'm pretty sure it was left and not right! Sorry! LOL!) Anyway, they were going to start him on another antibiotic. I asked about fever, anything. She said no and nothing! That's so weird. Ok, sisters, I love you all and am proud to call you my sisters. Jeanie