Awww what a story. So glad that he is alive. My gramma used to have canaries. And when my grandpa was still alive they had a cockatoo. When my grandpa passed away my gramma gave me the bird because it hated her. I feel horrible in saying this but I had to give he bird to my dad cause the darn thing drove me nuts. It learned to bark like my dogs. And it would scream all the time.
She loves my dad though. I think she prefers men.