Yesterday was 31 degrees dreary, dank, and depressing.  Today was 52 and sunny with a few clouds.  I enjoy the sunrise a little earlier each morning.  We visited Cliff's mother this morning.  She is constantly anxious and frazzled.  It's so sad.  Voices in her head torture her and she can't stop them.  We try to redirect her and engage her in a different conversation but it only lasts for 15 seconds before the voices in her head take over.  Cliff fills her bird feeder outside the window but she doesn't even have an interest in the birds.  I've gotten to know many of the patients  in the unit and love talking to them.  Today a few of them were getting their nails done.  The ladies still love being pampered.  They get their hair cut and washed in the "beauty parlor" and someone comes into the unit  to do their nails.  One lady that I call "the church lady" wheels some of the patients up and down the hall and sings to them.  Sunday she was gently singing "Amazing Grace" to the others.  It's enriched me to be welcomed into the unit by the patients............as long as I can still go out through the double doors to the parking lot.