Death
So my father in law died tonight. I'm kinda numb. I don't know what I'm feeling exactly.
He went to the hospital-at his request, via ambulance on Monday. They kept him all week and released him today. They never really have a definitive diagnosis but pumped him full of antibiotics until his bloodwork looked semi normal and realised him. He was looking better and wanted to go home but he really want ready-as shown by the fact that he died.
Anyway they let Ellie take him home and when they got home he was in the driveway talking to the oxygen delivery guy, he feels weak, like his legs wouldn't hold him, they tried to get him in his wallet but couldn't do he say down in the ground. Then he collapsed. They did CPR and called an ambulance which took him back to the hospital he left less than 30 minutes earlier. They tried reviving him for 30 minutes. He would have a heartbeat then code again. The doctor told Ellie and Tommy that he was probably brain dead, or would be as long as he was oxygen deprived and if they wanted to continue life saving measures or stop. They decided to stop and let him go.
I loved that man more than my own father.
I told him Monday when they brought him in that he wasn't allowed to die because Ellie would drive me nuts, he replied that i would drive her nuts too. We laughed.
He looked horrible. I prayed then that he would get well enough to make it to Theresa's wedding next month. I saw him yesterday and he seemed much better, stronger. Being his stubborn self and wanting to go home because he had stuff to do.
I'm gonna miss him.
Rest in peace Tom.