Papa continues in decline at the rest home. His weight is down
significantly, but appears to be doing very well physically, and
eats everything put in front of him. Mentally, though, his
transition continues. He's still verbal, but has joined the club
of residents clutching dolls and stuffed animals. It seems he
is projecting memories of his infant children or grandchilden onto
them — I suppose they're all doing that. Over the past few visits,
he's been cooing to one of these community objects. He introduced
us to a teddy bear today, which he named "Terry Charch."
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