Game Day

Today was the first day that I have seen Mom & Dad being "normal." I think it was a combination of her meds and also her trying harder. In fact, I really think she tried hard and went out of her way displaying gratitude and respect.

It started after breakfast while I was cleaning up our son's room. He is coming back tomorrow night, so I was getting his room. Mom went into her room to watch TV like she usually does, but the cable was down. Then I just casually asked her what kind of games she liked. I mentioned that I wanted to look for some games that will maybe help Dad "exercise his brain."

Everything went well. I offered to do their  laundry, which she accepted. A few minutes later, they were both at the table playing checkers. This was probably around 9 a.m. I thought I'd look in our closet to see if there were any other games that they could play. I found a box of dominoes, and before long, they were well into their game. Throughout both of the games, she was being extra patient with Dad, going over the rules over and over, because he kept forgetting. Finally, I could hear her getting a bit frustrated and around 3 she said that was their last game because he was giving her a headache. I was surprised she lasted THAT long. In fact, this was the first time since they've been with us that they spent that much time together!

So the dominoes ended, and I expected her to go back into the room and watch TV. But when I came back downstairs, I found them playing cards together! Wow. This lasted until 5 pm, right before DH came home.

We are going to observe and see how things go. We're taking it one day at a time. We shall see.