May 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
so, thursday, we made peace with the fact that we didn’t want dad to be in any more pain, so they took the breathing thing off him, turned off the antibiotics and stuff, and we figured he’d be gone soon. thursday evening they moved him to a very nice...
May 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
May 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
once dad was extubated, he was able to croak out his misery and deep hatred of being in the hospital. he was improving, though, and they even moved him to intermediate care. but yesterday morning, was it just yesterday? at 7:20 a.m. i got my 4th call in the past two...
May 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
i even looked it up in order to spell it correctly. they took out the tube before 11 this morning. i was in the room to see it happen, but it was so quick, i missed it. dad is much happier now, as are we all. this is one mother’s day we won’t forget. ok...
May 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
i’m here in the hospital again with dad. writing “bring it on” continues to curse me – late wednesday, i came down with a bad cold. seriously? good grief. i’ve been taking massive amount of healing things, and don’t feel so bad...
May 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
we all successfully made it through the night. dad is hanging in there. he’s not doing badly, but like they keep saying, things are tenuous and he’s very sick and all we can do is wait and hope. whew. i slept out in the waiting room from 11 til 3 last...
May 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
things have been bad. i went to the hospital at 3:30 a.m. saturday morning, dad was agitated and doing really bad. things got better during the day, but on sunday they tried different things to relieve the horrible impaction in his colon and nothing worked. last...
May 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
“bring it on” was what i wrote. so, it was brought on. at 2:20 this morning, the hospital called. dad was agitated, they put him on the high pressure oxygen thing, he tried to get out of bed, very agitated. should i go there? no, said the nurse,...
May 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
today i was trying to think WHAT’S SOMETHING POSITIVE HERE???’ so that’s what i came up with. I AM NOT ON FIRE. so, yay for that.
May 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
i’m very very sorry to say that he’s spending it in the hospital YET AGAIN. mom and i took him to the doctor yesterday and they were insistent that he needed to go back in – dehydrated, and his abdomen is really swollen, etc etc it’s always...
May 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
trying to be positive and full of happiness today. i’ve secretly packed a pig ear, mollie’s #1 favorite treat, and another treat in my purse for the car ride home from the vet at the U of I. meanwhile, it’s may first and no banner yet. i hate...
