Lucidity Fluctuations Continue - Relieved of Some Guilt

Good visits today with both our daughter and me. She popped popcorn and took it in to him today, and he was so happy to have it!  Ate the entire bag! Last Thursday when he had his other highly lucid day, munching up on Lays, he asked about popcorn, and they aren't allowed to microwave popcorn because of a bad incident where an unattended bag caught on fire.  (Oops!)  So Gary was bummed he couldn't have any that night, so our daughter surprised him with it today.

Pleased as punch, and was absolutely as lucid as his eyes look in this picture.

Since he was so aware, I decided to go ahead and ask about how he feels being in the facility vs. being at home. He came out and said he is happy to stay there because he doesn't want to be a burden to us. He also let me know he likes the memory care and his new room and caregivers much more than his old room that had only a couple attentive caregivers. I was so thankful to hear both of these nuggets of information from him. So blessed to have these moments.  I now am relieved of the guilty burden of deciding to move him out of our home. Now I can truly free my mind and just enjoy every second of his company we have remaining...guilt-free.  A wonderful day all around...