I got a call yesterday from a new case manager in an organization that provides support to my son. She'd set up the call with me because she needed me to complete a questionnaire that charts a client's needs over time. Our old case manager used to email them to me to complete and return, but the new case manager and I are still getting used to each other, so I took her lead. After a little chit chat—howhaveyoubeen,sureiscold,springiscoming—she launched into the questions. She asked, "In the past thirty days, would you say blahblahblah has been better, worse, or the same? My mind went blank. Thirty days? The past two years have been a blur, simultaneously one week and five years long. What was thirty days ago? Who was I then? "I...I guess...Better?" I answered. "Lovely!" she said. "And why do you think that is?" I started to panic. "Um...I don't know...I mean, we've been making a lot of progress with...you know, we're doing a