Mom has been home this week, but things haven't been easy. Memory and executive function issues are very much a huge hurdle right now. Mom is still very much herself- same sense of humor, still just as cynical and cranky- but most of the time it's like the lights are on, but no one is home. Not sure where things go from here, other than needing more help around the house and hiring a caregiver for my Mom (looking for recommendations if anyone has some). We want to keep her home as long as we can, but most days it's an uphill battle. I would put her physical functioning level on-par with Astrid's. She needs help and assistance with all basic tasks. Needs prompting to take meds, eat, move, etc. It's a lot, and I struggle the most when having to wrangle both Astrid and my Mom together. Mentally, she's somewhat better, but not all there either. She has issues keeping track of time, tv shows, and has random impulsive outbursts and thoughts. So, that's where we are now. Things that help: -Physically being here to either wrangle Astrid or Mom -Help picking up the house and/ or helping me pay cleaning folks. -Food prep/ meal prep/ bringing us dinner. It's a marathon, not a sprint.