A definite bright spot right now is that my brother and his wife are expecting a baby. It's due around Thanksgiving. We don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet. As frustrated as I am with my own personal life it's good to know I'll be an aunt soon. 

It's also a real comfort that dad will get to experience one grandchild before the end. The progression has been difficult to see but we're extremely lucky in the fact that he's not showing any of the aggression that is common with dementia. It's an inevitable symptom but it looks like we'll be able to avoid it for a while. He is having more trouble eating though because apparently his instinct to chew is getting lower and he tends to gulp food. Right now limiting his diet to relatively soft things and cutting them up first seems to be enough. 

I will definitely be going down to see the new baby when it's born and Coree will be staying up here for a while over Christmas during her maternity leave so dad and the locals can meet it.