CaptainTruth
CaptainTruth's JournalFinal update on my 100 yr old dad & my sister...
First, I want to say a sincere thank you to everyone who expressed words of condolence & support in response to my previous posts, they mean a lot to me. I feel like DU is my extended family.
Second, good news on my sister. She didn't have a stroke. It was apparently a combination of exhaustion from caring for my dad, low sodium levels, & the onset of pneumonia that caused her to collapse. She hit her head on a hard floor which caused a bit of bleeding that was initially interpreted as a stroke. Now the doctors say the small amount of bleeding was the result of the fall, not a stroke which caused the fall. She's doing much better & was discharged from the hospital today. She's expected to make a full recovery.
Third, my dad. After 100 years & 15 days on this Earth he passed away peacefully last night. He was in such bad shape the last few days, bedridden, unable to move, barely able to swallow anything, we all feel a sense of relief. It was a blessing that after 100 years he only had to endure such suffering for a few days.
Goodbye dad, you'll never know how much you were loved.
Sad update on my 100 yr old dad, & my sister/his caretaker...
I posted here a couple weeks ago that my dad turned 100. He was able to have a pleasant celebration surrounded by family members, while he was still cognizant & in good humor. It was truly a blessing.
A lot can change in 2 weeks. Since then he's rapidly gone downhill, & last night my sister, who he has been living with for the past few months, & who has been his primary caretaker during that time, had a stroke & ended up in the ICU. Today dad was in such bad shape that my niece had to call an ambulance & have him taken to ER, & he will probably go to hospice/palliative care either later tonight or tomorrow. None of us expects him to live more than a few more days. Needless to say, I'm on a plane tomorrow, the cost be damned.
We are a strong family, we stick together, we help each other regardless of the cost, family is family, blood is thicker than water & all that. We will get through this... but... support from friends is always helpful & appreciated...
My dad is 100 years old today.
Not sure if this is appropriate for this forum, this is a cross post from the Lounge & I wanted to share.
We had a nice celebration & he got to see his 1 remaining brother (out of 6 boys), which only happens every 1-2 years. This will probably be the last time they're together.
He's still living with my sister but send good thoughts because the last few months he's gone downhill rapidly & he needs more intensive care than we can provide so we're talking to a hospice facility that we know is good, they have cared for other relatives & they were wonderful.
Today I don't want to focus on the negative, I want to celebrate the fact that my dad lived a long healthy life of 100 years. No heart attacks, no cancer, no other physical ailments, & even today at 100 the only pills he takes are vitamins, Tylenol, & a baby aspirin. I truly think scientists should be studying him, he's an unnatural phenomenon.
Happy 100th Birthday Dad, you did good. You did damn good.
My dad is 100 years old today.
We had a nice celebration & he got to see his 1 remaining brother (out of 6 boys), which only happens every 1-2 years. This will probably be the last time they're together.
He's still living with my sister but send good thoughts because the last few months he's gone downhill rapidly & he needs more intensive care than we can provide so we're talking to a hospice facility that we know is good, they have cared for other relatives & they were wonderful.
Today I don't want to focus on the negative, I want to celebrate the fact that my dad lived a long healthy life of 100 years. No heart attacks, no cancer, no other physical ailments, & even today at 100 the only pills he takes are vitamins, Tylenol, & a baby aspirin. I truly think scientists should be studying him, he's an unnatural phenomenon.
Happy 100th Birthday Dad, you did good. You did damn good.
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