Brief update on Mom

So many of these post start with the phrase, "I was talking with
Dad....and he said".

This one is no different. Dad called while Mom was out on a walk and
we had a good chat. He updated me on Wilbur and told me that his
condition has stabilized some. He has had a tracheotomy and it is
possible that he may be able to breath on his own. Do not know yet.

Then Dad shared that Mom was preparing for bed the other night and
she asked him why she only had one breast. He reminded her that she
had been sick and the doctors had done surgery to keep her healthy.
She seemed, at that moment, completely unaware. As these little steps
in her deterioration add together they really shake up Dad from time
to time. He is so strong and resilient and then she will make a
comment that tells him another piece of her history has slipped away
and he is temporarily devastated.