Sorry for the delayed update. The last few days have been crazy for me, and I haven't had much new news to share, so I decided to wait til I arrived in Florida to write another one.
Dad had a good day today. Last night he ate dinner, and this morning he ate breakfast, and then most of his lunch this afternoon. We're all really encouraged to see him ready to eat! I brought Aunt Jean some of her favorite candies from Gowell's in Brockton as an early Christmas present today, and Dad tried to swipe the box right out of her hands! He's quick!
Mom says yesterday he was talking pretty well, but today he was back to whispering. We can at least understand most of what he's saying now, but it's very quiet. And he doesn't always make sense, but I think he understands what we're saying, but can't quite find the right expression to communicate what he means. Like today, I was telling him about my flight, and how this airline just started service from Boston to Ft Myers and I got a pretty good deal on my ticket. He had a big smile, and held my hand and said "congratulations". I think he really was trying to say "that's great", but couldn't really get that together in his head. Anyway, he made his point, even if the words weren't exactly right.
Tomorrow afternoon Mom and I have a meeting with his care team to discuss what the next steps are. The case manager told us today that they have medically discharged him, but we need to find the right facility for him to move to from here. Hopefully that will be worked out very soon.
Lastly, here's a picture I took of Dad this afternoon. I told him to smile, and after a couple of minutes of goofy faces, we finally got this one. It's great to see that smile, isn't it?!?
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