Delaware in June

Tried for about ten minutes to photograph a lightning bug in Delaware tonight but had to settle for a volunteer inpatients instead. Also, this is the first photo upload from my new phone.

I am in Delaware mostly to share my dad's pain. My mother had a stroke a week ago Thursday and was pretty severely affected. She seems to be pretty aware of what is going on around her but her communication is very limited and she has no mobility. She is in a rehabilitation center and progress is very slow. Her condition is complicated by diabetes and lung cancer and a clotting condition. She is eating very little. There seems to be little to be done for her, and I share her pain, too. She sleeps a lot and it is difficult to tell what that pain is.

Kent and I spent yesterday morning looking at long-term care facilities. If my mother fails to make progress at her current rehab center, she will need to move to another facility. I can't think that schlepping around the countryside is what she wants.

Thanks to all for the kind words. It means more than I can say.