I keep telling folks there needs to be a manual for this crap, and they just look at me and shake their heads, and smile at the poor, crazy woman uttering such nonsense. Several interesting things to share with one and all may help clarify some of the perceptions many of you have regarding Dad and his condition.
One of the Hospice Nurses visiting Thursday confirmed what I've been saying for the last seven weeks: the docs didn't think Dad would make it those first two weeks after he was diagnosed. Doesn't change anything, except confirm how really "deathly ill" - pun intended - he was on July 1.
However, I don't think folks recognize that he's actually NOT at "Death's Door" these days, in spite of my many efforts to communicate that. A recent visitor who shall remain nameless, expected to see a "cadaver", altho they speak almost on a weekly basis. I keep trying to tell folks exactly what's going on, but apparently my initial deliverance of the diagnosis blew any credibility I might have had, and many just don't believe that he's doing as well as he is.
I'm tempted to ask Bill David, our buddy from the EAA, for a testimonial. He and/or Bill Hirzel speak to Dad at least on a weekly basis, and Bill just visited Dad this weekend. It was great for Dad to just sit and shoot the breeze with another guy for awhile - I know he gets bored with just mom and me sometimes!
I figure a picture is worth a thousand words, so after finishing this, I'm going to do my best to add a photo of Dad that should show the world in general just how healthy he is. Can he go out and run a marathon? Obviously not, and he does well some days to get his shower done. He tires easily, and gets weak, but he's feeling pretty good, overall. So don't write him off, count him out, or any of those other tired, old cliches'! He may surprise all of us, and hang around for a good long while! We should be so lucky!
Deb
One of the Hospice Nurses visiting Thursday confirmed what I've been saying for the last seven weeks: the docs didn't think Dad would make it those first two weeks after he was diagnosed. Doesn't change anything, except confirm how really "deathly ill" - pun intended - he was on July 1.
However, I don't think folks recognize that he's actually NOT at "Death's Door" these days, in spite of my many efforts to communicate that. A recent visitor who shall remain nameless, expected to see a "cadaver", altho they speak almost on a weekly basis. I keep trying to tell folks exactly what's going on, but apparently my initial deliverance of the diagnosis blew any credibility I might have had, and many just don't believe that he's doing as well as he is.
I'm tempted to ask Bill David, our buddy from the EAA, for a testimonial. He and/or Bill Hirzel speak to Dad at least on a weekly basis, and Bill just visited Dad this weekend. It was great for Dad to just sit and shoot the breeze with another guy for awhile - I know he gets bored with just mom and me sometimes!
I figure a picture is worth a thousand words, so after finishing this, I'm going to do my best to add a photo of Dad that should show the world in general just how healthy he is. Can he go out and run a marathon? Obviously not, and he does well some days to get his shower done. He tires easily, and gets weak, but he's feeling pretty good, overall. So don't write him off, count him out, or any of those other tired, old cliches'! He may surprise all of us, and hang around for a good long while! We should be so lucky!
Deb
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