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I think Dad is finally committing to staying North.  The Florida house is cleaned up, and cleaned out.  He rented a storage unit and brought his "stuff" North.  Things like white leather chairs, photo albums, clothing all made the trip.  Lots of bins, too, I'm sure.  I didn't see any of the "stuff" - he went directly to the storage place from the road...my instructions, of course.  He now has a place to go and do some work too, as he goes through his storage unit, and starts to clean up his previous unit (our basement!). The "List" has increased importance in his life.  The "List" is the senior housing list in Stratford.  He talks about it every day.  He's already looking for more furniture at tag sales, for the kitchen and living room of whatever unit they get!  I'm glad to see him excited about it all, but remain very concerned about Mom, with all of this. Mom has another pesky UTI, and there are medication issues now.  I do...

Last week, I had the privilege of spending a lot of time with Mom.  At 74, she is at least 10 years into her initial diagnosis of Alzheimer related dementia.  We have reason to believe she was already experiencing memory issues at least 3 years earlier, based on some journals we found in Florida.  We also have reason to believe that this diagnosis may have been "lazy" - based on observations of behavior rather than physical verification.  Last year, she had strokes that brought the question up that she may have a combination of both Alzheimer related dementia and vascular dementia.  This is likely a good thing, in the dementia world as vascular dementia isn't as fast moving as the big "A".  There doesn't seem to be, based on various doctors she sees, any reason to verify this combination.  There is no difference in treatment at this point.  She has no additional blockages that would be a vascular issue. So, there are things Mom can do, and thing...