When I got up, Lauren came out with Lucky and asked if she could skip school. It turned out she had a test she was unprepared for but I told her she had to make that decision. I thought she wasn't going to go. I got situated for a meditation but ended up finding and setting up some podcasts for my use in place of mediation on days I walk with her. She came out ready to go after all. I was proud of her and we went. The Old Soul coffee was excellent. I walked to the corner, 1m mark, and returned listening to an excellent find, a podcast called Secular Buddism and the episode #148 – The Dance of Life. The round trip is exactly 2miles. It went quick. I went to SRC and I talked to Kim and Dr Silva. I told them how we struggle with her limited responsiveness and inability to form words. I assume it's the tumor, based on behavior prior to starting morphine, but it could be a combination of both. They said we could try to reduce her morphine dose slightly, by 1/3, for the next couple of days. They and I will watch for signs of either improved communication or increased anxiety. Based on that, they will adjust things as needed. Lauren and I returned around 6pm. Too early to jump to conclusions but it did seem that she was moderately more responsive. She was muttering more than usual but we could not make it out. Lauren said "love you mom" and she repeated it back in full. Which we have seen (repeating things back). Jen and I went to hang with Jon and Cheryl for a few hours before picking up Lauren. Oh and I got CBD for Lucky to try out but didn't see much impacts today.