Ok, today is Fri, and I went to see Mom and Dad today. It was THE best visit I've had with them in a LONG time! Mom was in her wheelchair in the large commons area. When I spoke to her and patted her on the back, she said: Hi, Hon! They had cut her hair and I was telling her how good it looked and how cute she was. She goes: It's alright. I told her I'd seen Marie, and she said to watch out for them. She was good! She didn't have that 'look' about her eyes either. No idea why or what was going on, but she was good. While I was talking to her, I heard Dad yelling MARGARET! LOL! I went into their room and he looked so good, too. He was asking where Mom was and that he didn't want her to be alone, etc. He said he was worn out from lunch trying to get her to eat and drink. I mean they were both SOOOOO good! It was awesome! In addition to that, their room was SO clean, both beds had clean linens (Dad was in his, but you could tell they were fresh) and Mom's bed was made so nicely! I was impressed. Mom's shirt was dirty with food from lunch---so was her wheelchair. Obviously lunch had been an ordeal! LOL! I asked Mom how she was doing, and she said she was so tired! When they came to lay her down, they changed her shirt. I asked Debbie about Mom's toe. Debbie said it seemed to be some better and that Mom had actually let Debbie clean and doctor it today without putting up a fight! She was good! I asked about Dad's med for the lung infection, and he has one or two doses left on that. All in all it was a great visit! I was SOOOO glad I'd gone. On another note, I signed a paper today for Chad to talk to Medicaid for Mom and Dad. Michael Smith called me, too, to say that DHS had called him and said that they wouldn't be approved because of some transfer of funds. I was like: that doesn't surprise me, but it frustrates me! Anyway, we'll see how it all goes. We can't control it even if we wanted to. DHS will do exactly what they want to do. Monday's phone conference is just for preliminary info. There'll be another form forthcoming and then probably at least 60 days until we have a good chance of finding anything out. Ok, sisters, for today---the parents are good, clean, happy and aware---you can't ask for much more than that! AMEN and AMEN!!!! Love you all, Jeanie