He's back in LB!
They got back from PGH at around 5:30 today. We wheeled Tatay into the house and surprised him with our impromptu decor. Miks, Anne, Bom and I spent part of the afternoon making a welcome sign for Tatay, as well as a couple dozen pinwheels out of several colors of paper. Think "Windstruck". We stuck the sign on a wall and the pinwheels on various pieces of furniture. Then we turned on two of the electric fans. Tatay's eyes lit up when he saw the pinwheels all over the living room, spinning gaily as he was wheeled in.
Lolo, Lola, Bom and my uncles kept Tatay company in the living room while the cousins and the titas unpacked. Ate Glo and Anne put together a pick-me-up supper to add to the dishes Lolo and Lola brought over. It looked like a party in the making.
I was able to listen to snatches of conversation in the living room while I was running around the house.
"My body is a lot slower than my mind now. That's why it's hard for me," Tatay was saying. "But I'm okay up here," he added, pointing to his forehead.
Later, Bom asked him what it was like to try to remember things. "Like my mind is full of drawers." replied my dad.
More later. For now I think it's enough to say that we're all happy he's home, and that Tatay's a lot better now.
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"ADVISORY": For people who want to visit Tatay, could you schedule your visit for sometime next week? For now, email and phone calls will have to do---both Nanay and Tatay need plenty of rest. Thanks. 
