| Mom is such a brave woman. Today we took her to HomePlace and while I was doing paperwork, Gordy was unloading the stuff we brought, and Kim was setting up the room -- she made it charming and light and like home. Lots of tears today and I don't expect it will be easier, but I hope these caregivers and RNs can give Mom a 2nd wind with their educated care and expertise. No matter how hard Gordy and I tried, we could not get Mom "better", we were bailing water to keep her afloat. I am probably putting too much stock in this move, but I have to believe that it will be a place where Mom can socialize, be fresh and clean all the time, and cared for by professionals. Mom is doing this a lot for me -- she feels some guilt that Gordy and I aren't doing things -- despite her Alzheimers, she is not stupid or less intuitive, she "gets it' on some level, but that does not make it any easier for her to be in a foreign place without family or friends who "know her" and can speak for her, especially now that her speech is deteriorating. God I miss her already. I Love her more than she will ever understand, and I wish.........
## PS thanks to Gordy, Kim, Dr Waite, Kathy & Donna for your support in the move today.
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