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Y'know Sundae, I think things will be easier for mum now. She felt a huge obligation to invite dad over to stay whenever he was really ill despite the fact they have been divorced for 25 years. I know she was happy to have him visit and stay over night rather than having to drive back the same night, but it was getting a little difficult having him stay for weeks at a time. She cares for him a great deal y'know, but she certainly doesn't want to live with him :P
Pride is a bitch. Stubbornness too. Dad has both by the bucket load.
Knowing he's safe and apparently happier than he's been in years is a major weight off my mind. You don't realise how much a part of you that underlying worry has become until it's suddenly lifted. Now he's happy and safe and with a fighting chance at some quality of life for the time he has left. Everything else is just trivia. I couldn't have hoped for a better outcome in truth. Granted I had a bad day or two over the loss of the house and contents, but frankly, if I could have predicted this as an outcome I'd have burned the damned place down myself :P
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