Update, June 3

Went to see the folks on Saturday.  Mom was doing pretty good - she is trying really hard to adapt to everything.  I think the most difficult for her are the evenings.  She mentioned Saturday that after dinner, her and dad used to talk about everything.  This was with the real dad, not alz dad.  She enjoys her independence, but gets lonely.  We will have to wait and see how she feels down the road.

We went and saw dad on Saturday afternoon.  He was in his room, snoozing in his chair.  Melinda, the tech, said he had been doing really well that morning.    I rubbed dad's arm, sat down on the floor, and he started to wake up.  Told him he looked handsome, and he said, "Well, you need your eyes checked, little girl."   Asked him if he wanted to go for a walk, since it was really nice outside.   He said he thought he could manage that.   We put on his sweater and the 3 of us walked around the building.   We went in through the front door, and sat down in the activity area.    One of the nurses on the assisted side said she was glad see Charlie, and since he didn't make it out to that area very often, she gave us cookies.   Dad thought that was pretty good.   I did notice his Parkinson's Disease was pretty active - he was shaking so hard he could barely hold onto the cup of water.   He enjoyed the cookie, though, and was starting to get tired.   We walked back to his area, and he wanted to sit in the common area.    He immediately fell asleep, but I noticed he reached for mom's hand.   See the pix below.  After about 30 mintues, he suddenly woke up and said he was ready to go to his "place".   So, we walked down to his room and got him settled on the couch.   He was cute and contented, and it is good to see him that way.   

Mom went to church with him Sunday morning, and she said he was in a really good mood, pretty chippper.  He was all ready for church, and waiting in his room when she arrived.   When it was time to head up the hall, guess he told her he needed a kiss from her.  I think this really improved her spirits, because she was very happy he had a good day.  Eric and fam were at mom's Sunday afternoon, and Eric said she was talking about how much dad liked to have the fam around for a weiner roast.   I talked to her last night, and she was doing well.  Said it was nice to have a weiner roast, and wants to do more.  We will.

Dad has an appointment with his internest on Tuesday morning, and mom is going to bring up the increased shaking.  Eric did mention that when he saw dad last week, he was even shaking in his sleep.  

 Enjoying cookies in the common area, on the assisted living side.   Dad reached for mom's hand when he was half asleep, and this is how they stayed for quite some time.