Thanks for all the support everyone. It really does help. I'm feeling much better now. Dad seems to be better too, his thinking is more normal and he's not worked up.

Mamaducky - trust me, I'm not a saint about it. I often feel like I've been stuck with this because I'm the closest but then I tell myself I'm glad I can help.

I've been caring for my parents for most my adult life. They've needed my help since I moved back from Nashville in 1992 whne my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, then mom was diagnosed with breast cancer plus several other major surgeries and illnesses. It got very intense in 2003 when my mother suffered seven fractured vertebrae and died the next year. It's been non-stop since. Now at age 40 I feel like my career has been caring for my parents. I just wish I could have seen the future and majored in nursing in college instead of public relations -it would have been more useful.