holding pattern
Mike is still alive. Doing slowly, steadily worse, but not yet past the point of some kind of turnaround. It's the kind of thing they just can't estimate. Could go bad any moment, could start getting better.
The getting better seems unlikely in any meaningful way. There's been a lot of organ damage and... I don't know. I'm not getting the medical information directly. It sounds bad. It sounds like the kind of bad you don't recover from, you just get longer or shorter timeframes.
For us, right now that means holding pattern. Striking a balance of realism and calm with the kids. They know daddy is in the hospital and might die, but we're mostly on business as usual for activities. Keeping things running smoothly, jumping everytime the phone makes noise.
The getting better seems unlikely in any meaningful way. There's been a lot of organ damage and... I don't know. I'm not getting the medical information directly. It sounds bad. It sounds like the kind of bad you don't recover from, you just get longer or shorter timeframes.
For us, right now that means holding pattern. Striking a balance of realism and calm with the kids. They know daddy is in the hospital and might die, but we're mostly on business as usual for activities. Keeping things running smoothly, jumping everytime the phone makes noise.