We had high hopes that dad would get better, but sadly that is not going to be the case it appears. He took a turn for the worse last night and he says he is done and wants to come home. The doctors talked with us today and said that he will continue to have…
This is a question my sister has been grappling with lately. I can certainly understand my sister’s frustration with my father and his attitude. While it is possible that what dad is feeling is as simple as him not wanting to get better, I would bet there is a lot more to it than that….
When it rains, it pours… pours the sweet cleansing healing rains that is 🙂 Again this will be a double day post. I really feeling like going to sleep right now, but I don’t want to have to do a three day post, so here goes. I have a feeling this will be a very…
I failed to blog again yesterday 🙁 Today’s blog is a bit early and will have to cover yesterday and today. Yesterday morning one of the doctors from the hospital called me up and wanted to fill me in on what is going on and answer my questions. I was surprised that he called me,…
During my visit with dad today, I got to talking with the nurse he has had the past two days. I told her that I had prepared some questions for the doctor and wanted to know if she could get them to the doctor to review since I keep missing him/them. She said that she…
Spent a bit of time today with dad at the hospital. I feel bad that we can’t give him more attention. It must get lonely there without family around. Thankfully he gets human contact by way of the nursing staff and the doctors, but that doesn’t exactly replace the family. It is tough to spend…
[getty src=”117039879?et=JJmWsufzzECCOQqkxq2kWw&sig=Fz5v2-N2ppFPJEO2-5hWlwTrWhEeCcmA-zGZfRtJVkA=” width=”400″ height=”669″] Seems simple huh? We hear this command a lot from the nurses every time the dang vital signs monitor alarm goes off. Dad spent most of yesterday and last night on BiPAP and was able to be taken off that this morning. He is now on a high flow nasal canula…
I had heard that saying before, or at least something similar to it. I looked around online for an origin to the saying, but didn’t really find anything meaningful about it. In any case, I hope this is describing what my father is going through at the moment. First off, my apologies to you but…
[getty src=”460689423?et=ZqCsvgnnNkW3OUXiFFDhdA&sig=B2o9eQw6w9Ko0CHzxemP075kw5HiZP4aQpuqXQTx9Iw=” width=”414″ height=”483″] Catchy title for today’s blog eh? I will actually talk more about Chemo Brain after I give an update on dad’s condition. An Infectious Disease Specialist came to see dad today. He asked a bunch of questions about his recent history and about things going on at home. He concluded that…
[getty src=”182178221?et=T_4PT6ZovEmzO_xfcG775w&sig=J3UrCsdwVjoGtrDAc9d6h8Rir782qmS95XP-yF5eUeo=” width=”493″ height=”416″] For the third week in a row I get to spend time at the hospital. I think ER and I are at that stage in our relationship that it needs to clear out a drawer for me to store my things. An ambulance came this morning to pick up dad and…