Sorry it's taken so long to get back here!  With mom-in-law still in the hospital 35 miles away and hubby having to go out of town, etc.  it's been pretty hectic.  I want to thank you all so much for your support and the hugs and prayers!   They have really  helped a lot!   You are such a caring bunch of sisters that I feel really blessed to be able to come here.   FYI :   that evening I was sitting on the deck and made the statement " I wish it would rain like hell tonight and tomorrow."   Be careful what you wish for.  It started raining that night around 2am and didn't quit until about 6pm the next day.   We had 4 inches within 2 hours.  We ended up with a total of 7 inches total.   Needless to say, I didn't have to worry about bringing Mom out to the house that day  LOL!   Divine intervention maybe???   AND I didn't have to water the plants!   You all are so great!   I really do appreciate you all!!

Jan: I am so sorry about your Mom.   I lost my adoptive Dad 2 years ago in March and I was very close to him.  I think I'm still grieving over him too.  

Carol S:   Please accept my sympathy for your family in the loss of your father-in-law.   My father-in-law died of a heart attack in 1985.  I was 2 mo. pregnant at the time.   At least he knew he was going to be a grandpa.  My hubby still misses him deeply.  

Dearest:   You have my empathy with your Dad.  It sounds like your Dad is like my adoptive Mom.  Only my Mom is only 76.   Her parents lived to be 89 and 91.  I think I have a long way to go.  

Lori:  Bravo for you on the open adoption!   I do talk to my half sister who lives about 3 hrs from me.  She's the one that kept me informed on my mom.   I had an older half sister who passed away about 4 years ago of Hepatitis C and I have a half brother who lives in Las Vegas.   It's surprising how many "little" things are inherited and not"learned".   You are a very special person to be that dedicated!  

Irene:  My grandfather (my adoptive mom's dad) also had this form of Dementia and it was really hard on my grandmother too.   My adoptive folks were never very open about the adoption.   I accidently found the adoption papers when I was about 10 yrs old and that's how I found out.   They explained a little bit at that time but told me my birth parents were both dead.   I can somewhat understand how they must have felt back then but for a 10 yr old it wasn't so easy to understand it from that perspecitve at that time.   Thank you for your thoughtfulness.

Thanks again everyone!   It's really nice to know I am not alone!