Fio's been brooding on family matters lately, and she's realized that long after she's lost her memory and judgment, she'll still be analyzing and coming up with ideas.
She saw it in her father when, after Mother's death, he started inventing things like paper sandals to wear indoors. And later, in the retirement home, with his theory that turning his arm at an odd angle to fend off the intrusion into his space by another resident had set off his shingles attack, and that his beloved plaid 1970's slacks had been stolen from his closet by a covetous repairman.
Yes, the drive to figure things out endures long after memory and judgment depart. And Fio, who tries to figure everything out, will be the same. God help her children.
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