My dad had a great night. It was by far the most "himself" I've seen him yet. We visited him tonight and he was alert and so much more interactive. Until now his affect was pretty flat and he mostly only talked when asked direct questions, and gave very brief responses, often needing a little prompting. Tonight he was much brighter, more alert, and actually engaged in conversation. It was absolutely awesome to see him smiling and laughing a bit. For the first time he started asking questions and initiating more conversations too, wondering where his truck is, directing us to find the Christmas presents he had bought for the kids. Although he couldn't remember exactly what he bought the kids, he knew where the presents were located. He ate a great dinner. AND he got in the shower tonight with no resistance whatsoever. I'm sure after all that he was definitely spent and probably ended up sleeping for the rest of the night.
But in honor of such a fantastic evening, this blurry silly photo is me doing the Dance of Joy in his room:
Oh, and thanks for sending all the cards to him! He has been reading them every day as they come in. And they make for nice decor in the rom:
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