That's my mom on Mother's Day. Zoe and I just called her and sang Happy Birthday to her. Today is her 89th birthday. She has been in the nursing home for almost a year now and she has lost 60 pounds. Loosing weight like that is a little scary but now she is down to the weight she should be at and is feeling great. She was laughing and joking during our visit. She even got our jokes. She can stop losing weight now. I sat down on the floor so Zoe could take our picture. She was stroking the top of my head. Suddenly I was 4 and she was 28. It's been a long time.

Zoe's mom is getting great care at the family care facility she is living in. Nick and Sable, the owners, are really great. Gerry is eating well and doing as well as can be expected. She enjoys seeing us but each week her Alzheimer's progresses and there is less and less of her. It's hard seeing someone slipping away in slow motion.