A Western Sunset from Dad's Room

What an incredibly beautiful sunset we had tonight! This picture was taken just outside dad's room at the inpatient unit, after a very long, emotional day. Dad had a bad morning with a lot of anxiety and fear about being in the inpatient unit. He is quite confused about a lot of things and thinks he is in a psychiatric unit. We have assured him repeatedly that is not the case and have reminded him of the pain in his foot just to help him understand he is being treated for a medical condition. When Laureen was talking to him about his foot, she asked him if he remembered his foot hurt. He said yes, he did. She asked him if he remembered what happened, and he said yes, he did. A bug bit him. We couldn't figure out where that was coming from except mom was talking to Laureen Monday night while we were in dad's room and she told Laureen dad got bit by a scorpion. Yes, that's right, she said a scorpion. She proceeded to tell Laureen they had them all over their apartment, that Kib knew about them but didn't want to say anything to me about them because I would be so upset. Laureen looked at me for confirmation and after seeing the look on my face knew mom was telling stories. Dad, however, must have heard the conversation through his fog, and now believes he was "bit by a bug". Thanks mom!
Dad has not eaten anything today, nor has he had anything to drink. He is very weak, and quite out of it. He doesn't recognize anyone, and is unable to talk to anyone. He is pretty much in a deep sleep most of the day, with some agitation coming through his sleep. He is so anxious about being in the unit, we are going to bring him home tomorrow, Friday morning, and see how he does at home. I have been trained on how to administer the meds they are sending him home with, and we will see how that goes. We are hoping we will be able to get him home, and he will be able to be less anxious and more coherent. Time will tell. We will know in the next couple of days where we are headed at this time.
Dad had a beautiful blessing tonight from Kib and a man in our ward. He has been asked to help with blessings with mom and dad ever since they moved in with me. He was the High Priest Group Leader while Kib was in the presidency, and a great bond and mutual respect grew from serving together. Gary gave mom blessings through her hospitalizations two and a half years ago, gave dad a beautiful blessing this past September, and was again available to serve mom and dad tonight. Mom also asked him for a blessing, and Kib and Gary gave her a beautiful blessing as well. Dad and mom should both sleep very peacefully tonight as they have been blessed to be at peace and to know the Lord's will is to be done. We had a spiritual feast tonight, and one that gave everyone present the opportunity to be touched by the spirit, as well as to feel the presence of family members there that were not seen. What a blessing it is to have the Priesthood in our lives, and to be able to call on our faith through these blessings to continue on in our callings throughout our lives.
We will see what tomorrow brings, and how things go when we get dad home. The social workers and nurses have been awesome, and very sensitive and supportive today of everything that was going on. I am praying for a good night, and better day tomorrow.