I totally agree about the weight!!  I questioned Darah saying "You mean since the end of August/1st of September when he was weighed last, he's gained 4 pounds? You only started implementing the weight gain things..the ensure drink and quiet eating area,etc... over the last week and a half.  That doesn't make any sense."  Key the music because she just started dancing around about all these things they're doing and how they've been really watching/helping him eat.  I got to wondering if she looked at Mom's weight and not Dad's by mistake.  Maybe something to follow up on!! Darah told me they were putting Dad on Cipro..not that other drug you mentioned..again, something to follow up on, because he was suppose to start that yesterday.  Yes, the cranberry pills seem like a logical thing, but as I think we're all finding out, logic and healthcare don't always go together!  Again, I think I really understand why the mortality rate of the elderly in nursing homes is so high...sad and scary for sure, but as long as Mom and Dad are alive and all of us are alive, the good fight will continue!!  Judy, you're going up when...tomorrow?  I may try to come over on Friday, but not completely sure yet..the hospital has a golf tournament and I'm not sure if Herschell is staying to play in that or not...I'll let you know!!  Ok, off to get some errands done..Love you,  Jamie