Thank you all for the suggestions. Will see what is practicable.
So far, last night he brought TexMex take out and we had dinner together while my sibs were at the game (Mavs won, so sorry Hornet fans ). Like the old days.
Then he put our D to bed and I went to pick them up. We'll see what today brings (I was asleep when he left and don't remember anything).
The PC is acting up: my brother was at it until the wee hours and now it is telling me I do not have enough memory to run the Explorer even when I just turned it on.
"You don't throw a whole life away just 'cause it's banged up a little"
Tom Smith in "Seabiscuit"