Continuing with my father's health issues, he got home from hospital the day before yesterday. My mother was quite nervous about this, but luckily my brother from England was here for a 2 week holiday and is with them for a couple more days before heading home. This whole episode has been an interesting exercise. My family is far from dysfunctional, but we have some family members with very strong opinions (on everything), then there are others who don't really communicate much. Despite our differences, this crisis has pulled us together and forced us to get over our differences to achieve some good outcomes. After speaking with some nursing staff, it appears that a lot of families can't do this. So I think we deserve a little pat on the back. --- 2017-09-08 bradmac@freeshell.org