Christmas Eve Day and Other Stuff for the Week

I'm a little late in posting this.  Eric and fam, along with mom and dad came down Christmas Eve Day. Dad was pretty lucid, although he kept asking if he had been to my house in the past.  Ate a bunch of food, and actually joined in some of the conversations.  Likes the microwave fudge I made.   Good thing, this seems to be the only fudge I can seem to get right.   Maybe I will take him more when I go up tomorrow.  Eric took Lillian up with him, (Fred's mom) and Lori met them at the folks' place.  Lil was helping dad take off his coat, and he told her how glad he was that she was part of the family.  He kissed her on the cheek, kissed her on the other check, then went in for the mouth, but Lil handled it well.   She just backed up a little.   The is not dad, and the thing with Alz is they start losing all inhibitions.  Sad.  Dad wouldn't never have done this, but Alz Dad does.  

Talked to mom this morning, she was exhausted.   Dad was up and down all night, and was also pretty "cross" last evening.  He went to bed at 8:00, and she was happy for the peace and quiet.  Trent and I were talking last night, and discussed the possibility of  other options.  I know there are day care type facilities for Alz patients, where they will have activities and stuff.   Found one on the internet last night, and will ask Abby at Chancellor Gardens about these programs.  Plan on trying to reach her tomorrow to discuss, as well as setting up an assessment time for dad.   When we did meet with her a few weeks ago, she said if dad wasn't a good candidate to live there, there were other options we could look into.  Dad seems to do better when he gets out more, at least on the surface.  But, the evening and nighttime situations would still be a concern.  Mom can't continue with the nightly, or almost nightly, wanderings and hallucinations.  Ugh.  This stuff is tough.  There isn't an easy answer to any of this.

Trent came down this past week, and this was great for both mom and dad.   Ann was down a few weeks ago, and I know all of us call mom on a regular basis.  She still needs this support, and seems to look forward to our calls.  We are all in this together, and I love that my sibs are just a phone call or text away.