Here's what I understand so far. My Grandfather has Alzheimer's disease. At this point he can barely talk at all, and doesn't recognize anyone but his wife. Yesterday morning my Grandmother tried to get him out of bed and he just couldn't. So, in a panic she called an ambulance. They came out and decided to take him in to the hospital about 30 minutes away. (In the midst of one of the worst snow storms in several years by the way.)

When he got there, the doctors at first thought he would be ok and wanted to send him home after a few tests. My Grandmother wanted him to stay there a while longer and convinced the doctors to do so. Well, after a day's worth of observation the hospital wants to move my Grandfather to Hospice. Now you know roughly what I do now, minus the details of tests and whatnot.

My mother is extremely agitated as you could believe. She wants to take a trip up there right now. Of course the roads from here to there are snow packed and travel is going to be slow, slow, slow. Since I don't have a job, no thanks to my previous employer, I'll get to head up there most likely and help my parents out with all this. Who knows what'll happen, but I figure things are not going to be looking up for that part of the family for a while.