Previously, In My Life.
My dad turned 65 on Thursday, so on Saturday myself, my sister, brother, sis-in-law and both the kids went up to the hospital to have lunch with him. He seemed to make a real effort for the day - got dressed, cleaned up and was waiting in the lobby when we arrived. He made it about an hour and a half before he said he had to go back to bed, which
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No worries on not meeting up! I wound up coming in Thursday night then leaving right after the meeting on Friday, which allowed me some time to come back and see the family then hit up both picnics I had on Saturday. Things have been so hectic lately for everyone, it seems.
I hope this week goes better for you!
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Thank you. <3 You know, seven years ago when The Nephew was born, we thought Dad didn't have two years left in him and here he is, still hanging on, so you can never tell I guess. But his quality of life is pretty sucky - 95% home-bound and that other 5% is someone else driving him to appointments that end up wiping him out for days afterwards. When you've reached the point where you don't come to holiday gatherings or your grandson's birthday party and you are in and out of the hospital on a regular basis - idk, I just know I wouldn't have the drive to fight it like that forever.
Things have been so hectic lately for everyone, it seems.My sister and I were just talking about it, how crazy this summer has seemed, how we can't remember the last time we had a evening to ourselves without a million things to do. Yet if you ask me - well then what have you been doing this summer? - I won't know what to tell you! I just know I haven't hardly had a ( ... )
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It sounds like your dad is having a rough time. Hope he does better soon.
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That's what I thought too! I spoke with the head nurse about it and she said it was a new person she had pulled in to help her with some phone calls for the day and she would talk to her about not leaving panic-inducing messages like that, but it seems like common sense to me!
It sounds like your dad is having a rough time. Hope he does better soon.
It's been a rough few years to be honest and my dad can be a stubborn old man, so he won't do what he really needs to and go to some sort of halfway home for Vets. He spends so much energy trying to do the simple things like make his meals that he doesn't have enough left to fight all the infections. I think if he would go to a place that could help him with the everyday stuff, he might have more left in him to do fun things like hang out with his grandkids, you know. But parents - you can't tell them anything. <3
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It's a see-saw, back and forth with him. At least this time they are going to keep him for a few months instead of just a few weeks. If he can build his strength back up, maybe the little things like making his own meals won't wipe him out so hard. It's just reached the point of being such a poor quality of life that it's hard to watch him living like this.
Your nephew is wonderful and take care of yourself.
Oh, I should scan the story in and email it you! It is so cute. Today we talked about how if I was an 'ant' but he was still my nephew, then I would be an ant-aunt. We thought that was pretty funny.
The holiday weekend is coming up and a friend is coming for a visit on Saturday, so I look forward to that! I have also written my first PWP Teen Wolf fic, so I guess it's officially a fandom of mine now. ;) And I've been doing some Pacific Rim art, which has been fun.
And I got your email - I'm writing it on my hand so I remember to look it over before bed!
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I'd love to read his story, your nephew is great and thanks for betaing the story for me. It ended up better than I expected.
After I post it, I'm going to dive into my works in progress and write stuff that doesn't have a deadline.
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No problem! I just gave it one last look over and it all seems good to me. I think it came out great and I know you were trying to step outside your comfort zone a little and challenge yourself, and I think you really got a good look both inside Rogue's head and at what that hard road was like for her. Good luck with the posting!
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Thank you! I will always take hugs! <3
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It is alarming, for sure! My mom actually does this all the time too, but at least when she does it, it's just annoying not alarming. She won't ever say what she wants or if it is urgent or not. Like sometimes I am home but I am writing or something and I think that I'll just call her back when I am finished, but she doesn't say what she wants and when I call her back she'll say, 'Oh, I needed you to find me a ride to the ER but you didn't answer so I just drove myself.' /shakes head/
i need to get my eyes checked not looking forward to it i know my sight has gotten worse. dreading the cost of new glasses.
It was way more costly than the last time I got glasses, which was only two years ago. Because I got wire rim glasses this time so they won't melt and because I went to a place with the eye doctor and not just the dinky place at the mall.
sorry to hear about your dad. it's always hard to watch our loved ones when their sick or ( ... )
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