Was it just me, or when they did the call from home, was putting Joanne on the phone more of an afterthought than a priority? I was so surprised when the daughter put the grandkid on the phone first. Weird, if you ask me.
I did want to add, it could be that the expressionlessness on his wife's face was due to the parkinsons. Sometimes that is an effect of the disease, but not usually until it is more advanced.