Tybee, I'm so glad she is in a stable, well-staffed place with the best care, and that she is adapting well!! It must be such a load off your mind!

The discussions here lately around the difficulty of dealing with parents with dementia made me want to read the book Still Alice. I saw the movie, but from what I understand, the book (which is usually better than the movie anyway) is written from the Alice's POV. Hard to accomplish that in a movie, but apparently the author has a degree in neuroscience and she interviewed tons of patients to get their perspective on the journey. She also distinguishes between "sympathy" and "empathy" and that her book is really focused on empathy--being "with" the person on their journey.

I've been trying delayed gratification with my one-click Amazon trigger finger, but it's been 3 days now since I've had the urge to get the kindle version. I may go ahead with it, after I check my local library.