My Dad goes home today and my Mom has hired a care giver. His hospital bed arrived yesterday morning and my Mom had them set it up in the family room ( Read more... )

From yesterday to today, it feels as if so much time has passed ( Read more... )

Yesterday my Mom and I told my Dad that he isn't going home like he's been hoping. Instead, we will be placing him in a care facility on a temporary basis until he is well enough to manage on his own. More like he was before the fall and his stay in the hospital ( Read more... )

I'm approaching 40 and have never seen my Dad cry. That is, until yesterday afternoon. He cried on and off for a few hours. Babbling about the Koreans and how they had been threatening my Mom and I. We needed guns to protect ourselves. Why? He refused his meds yesterday ( Read more... )

I saw him again today after work. He was in bed, unrestrained, watching CNN. My Mom left early because he'd pissed her off. He wouldn't, however, tell me what he'd done ( Read more... )

I just came from the hospital ( Read more... )

He's had several strokes. Old ones. Not sure when they occurred ( Read more... )

tommylegba commented upon how open, honest & raw I am being. Funny, I think I'm holding back. There is so much I could say and haven't ( Read more... )

I got to the hospital this afternoon before 4:30 and left about four hours later ( Read more... )

This afternoon was really, really, really hard ( Read more... )