Little Steps

Mom recognized me today. A staff person told her hello, and she said "this is my daughter" and after stumbling for a bit and almost saying my sister's name, she said my name. She was very happy today seeing my dad. I completely mesmerized how much seeing Dad makes her smile and giggle.

Dad and I spoke today with the director of the facility about how things are there. We said there are three issues: communication, staffing, and supervision. She took notes and later we saw her talking to the floor coordinator, I imagine about the issues we had presented to her.

Mom fell down again today though. She was tripped by someone's walker who was left in the kitchen area. Whoever got her dressed though afterwards did a good job, and she was clearly clean and had her perfume on.

I had my blind date today, which was a bit painful, but I'm glad that I went. Tomorrow, I'm driving to St. Louis to meet my friend from Indianapolis. I'm a bit not into right now, as I'd rather work here and spend more time with my family. But, I think it'll be fun and certainly very nice to see my friend.

One more week here, and then I'm back home!