Hi everyone,
I have been dealing along with my sisters our dad's worsening health. He is getting weaker in the nursing home. I think his heart failure is worse, and sometimes he doesn't want to eat now. He mostly wants to sleep unless they just make him get up.
They have to keep treating his leg ulcers from his severe diabetes, and he gets the bandages pulled off not meaning too, but when they itch him so badly, and then he scratches across the sores.
They have to keep giving him antibiotics for infections.
I will be seeing him tomorrow. Lot's of stress that can't be helped.
Anyone who would like too, I would appreciate if you remember dad, my sisters and brother, and me with our families in prayer.
I know many of you have been through these very trying times already in one form or another.
Thank you,
Hugs
susanep
Dear Susanep,
Done :)
Bobbie
Susanep,
It is difficult and stressful to see our parents suffer in poor health as they age. It makes us feel helpless as we can't do anything to "fix" them and make them well.
Praying for you and your family as you deal with your dad's declining health. Praying for your dad's comfort.
Hugs,
Bucky
Dear Susan,
Wishing you each, peace and comfort in this stressful time.
Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. I am doing all I can to de-stress, and do what I need too. I know if I don't it will just cause more issues for me.
We also got news that one of my sisters the one 4 years younger than me, fell and broke both feet. I talked to her today, and she is in good spirits. She will have lots of rehabilitation ahead of her.
She takes the gabapentin too, and I can sway on it sometimes so I try to hold on to whatever is around.
I think she fell in her living room, and didn't know she had broke one foot so got up and made it to her kitchen and fell again and broke the other one trying to catch herself. On one foot the bone was sticking out of her foot. Yikes!
She has had one surgery on one foot, and will soon have it on the other one.
Our family seems to be anything but boring. I could use a little more boring. Our youngest sister doesn't know what to think about all of us. ;D
I know it's not funny, but sometimes we just have to laugh don't we?
Hugs,
susanep
Thinking positive thoughts for you and your family during this difficult time, susanep. More boring definitely sounds better for all of you right now. Please remember to take care of yourself through all of this.
Susan, Anything that happens to us as we age is in preparation for our final journey. I would think that your dad is in the process of this journey as he has been failing for some time now. It is not a time to panic but to bask in the knowledge that the cycle of life is being carried out.
That may sound harsh but after losing parents and inlaws, aunts and uncles and my dear hubby I slowly learned what is taking place. Working in long term health care also added to my experiences also but know that experiencing it ourselves is much more meaningful.
Many prayers for you and your family at this time. Keeping your dad comfortable at this time is of prime importance. A reminder to make sure that you follow good handwashing before, during and after visiting him due to his infections. You are diabetic also and have had many infections so don't want you to pick up another infection. Even a mask might be prudent to avoid getting any upper respiratory or pneumonia. Lots of bacteria in hospitals and nursing homes. Take care and keep us posted. Hugs, Irish
Praying for you all Susan.
Leave nothing unsaid.
You are in my thoughts.
Take Care.
SjoDry
Praying for you and your family. I understand the process since I have gone through it. Please take care of yourself. I am sure your father feels the love and knows you are there during this process. This may not help but when my father passed away I felt it was weird that I was at peace. I knew I had tried to help him and my mom worked endlessly trying to get him well. Know that you are loved and prayed for from all of us in the forum.
Peace and prayers to you
angeldancer
Sending more prayers for you and your family, susanep.
Praying for you and your family. Stay strong..
I am sorry that I have not updated in a while, but our family has had so many with illnesses. One of my great nieces almost died. She is 12, and her mom took her to the doctor who quickly said take her to the emergency room, and they called for the Life Star emergency helicopter to take her to children's hospital in Knoxville Tn. They put her in a medically induced coma while treating her, and having to go into her lungs a few times for surgery. She had double pneumonia with the flu and some other thing.
Lot's of others were praying for her, and she is back home now. She is having some therapy because she is still very weak.
My dad has within this past week called me in the middle of the night asking me to come and pick him up. I just say yes dad I will get you, but he can't leave. He gets confused then I don't know what to say to dad. I can't help feeling like I have betrayed him, but none of us can lift him with as much as he falls, and all his other medical issues. All of us are older and not doing well, which makes me feel so bad not being able to help dad more.
Thanks for listening to me dear folks,
susanep :)