My Dad is in the hospital

[dougonthebench]

Thanks Dallas.

And thanks to everyone else as well.


That's tough work up there on the slope. My cousin has been trying to get me some work up there. Long hours but good money.


I'm going to see my dad at 5 (I have an interview at 3:30). I'll let you all know how he's doing.

sorry to hear about your Father.prayers and best wishes to you and your job hunt.And,your family will be in my prayers tonight.

 

[Rack]

My dad got a cathader (sp?) put in today so they could look at his heart.

Turns out he has a "something" adema (can't remember the name).

His sleep apnea lead to the adema, which lead to the pneumonia.


He says he's feeling a lot better and his temp is at about 99/100 now. They have him in ICU with the room temp around 62 to try and break the fever.

Funny story, he was freezing his *** off so he kept asking for a blanket. Obviously they don't want to give him one so that they can break the fever. Finally he tells the nurse, either you get me a blanket or I'm gonna rip these wires out of my arm and I'll go get myself a blanket.

They brought him 2 blankets.


Another story, when they were looking at his heart they saw the bullet slug that has been lodged in his heart for 25+ years and the doctor was like "Ummm, did you know you had a bullet lodged in your heart?"

My dad says, "Yeah, I got shot".


You'd think the doctor would have looked at his chart.

 

[silverbear]

It saddens me more than I can tell you that two of my absolute favorite posters are having health issues with their families...

We're talking two of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet, which just proves that even nice guys have to deal with heartache...

Yeah, Rack, I called you a nice guy... you and I both know it's true...

 

[Rack]

Well my dad's doing better. The doc released him yesterday. The pneumonia isn't completely gone but he's on like 100 different meds now so he should be ok.


And just to show you the kind of crap that's been piled on my family lately...

My aunt got rushed to the emergency room a week ago and she's had a breathing tube stuck down her throat ever since. Every time they've tried to remove it her blood pressure rises too much so the doc doesn't want to remove it yet.

I can't even list all the crap that's happened cuz I've literally forgotten some of it. All this in just the last 2-3 months. When is it gonna end?

 

[tomson75]

That's good news about your father, Rack. Hope things get better soon.

 

[silverbear]

Well my dad's doing better. The doc released him yesterday. The pneumonia isn't completely gone but he's on like 100 different meds now so he should be ok.


And just to show you the kind of crap that's been piled on my family lately...

My aunt got rushed to the emergency room a week ago and she's had a breathing tube stuck down her throat ever since. Every time they've tried to remove it her blood pressure rises too much so the doc doesn't want to remove it yet.

I can't even list all the crap that's happened cuz I've literally forgotten some of it. All this in just the last 2-3 months. When is it gonna end?

I have a personal theory, one I've never heard anywhere else, that has served me well...

It's my belief that life is a pendulum, constantly swinging back and forth between the good times and the bad times... so I think that what you have to do is hang on for dear life while it's swinging toward the bad times, then enjoy it with all your heart when it swings back to the good times...

At least, it seems to have worked that way in my life-- my biggest tragedy, the loss of my Dad when he was just 51, was followed immediately by the biggest break I ever got in my life, when the owner of the golf club he was working at when he died handed me an envelope at Dad's funeral, an offer for me to take over as head pro at his club... what followed were the four best years of my life...

So, my good and trusted friend, my advice to you is to hang on tooth and nail until the pendulum swings back your way... it will, I believe that... and if the universe is in balance, however far it has swung to the bad will be how far it swings back to the good...

I'm REAL glad to hear your Dad's doing better... maybe that pendulum is starting to swing back already...

 

[MapleLeaf]

...and we'll all be thinking of you and your family.

 

[ologan]

I have a personal theory, one I've never heard anywhere else, that has served me well...

It's my belief that life is a pendulum, constantly swinging back and forth between the good times and the bad times... so I think that what you have to do is hang on for dear life while it's swinging toward the bad times, then enjoy it with all your heart when it swings back to the good times...

At least, it seems to have worked that way in my life-- my biggest tragedy, the loss of my Dad when he was just 51, was followed immediately by the biggest break I ever got in my life, when the owner of the golf club he was working at when he died handed me an envelope at Dad's funeral, an offer for me to take over as head pro at his club... what followed were the four best years of my life...

So, my good and trusted friend, my advice to you is to hang on tooth and nail until the pendulum swings back your way... it will, I believe that... and if the universe is in balance, however far it has swung to the bad will be how far it swings back to the good...

I'm REAL glad to hear your Dad's doing better... maybe that pendulum is starting to swing back already...

Good way to put it,Silverbear. I happen to subscribe to your way of thinking,too. It's all about balance.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

Hey Rack, just saw this thread and I hope your Dad is doing well. We'll keep you and your Dad in our prayers this week.

 

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

Glad to hear that your dad is doing better Rack.


Personally, I've never lost anyone that I've ever loved. But both my parents are getting up there in age and I know the inevitable is coming. Not looking forward to it one bit.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Update...my dad passed away last night. I'm okay.

Still praying for you and your Dad Rack.

Gosh I'm a jerk. I need to check these other forums more. Sorry to hear about your dad Hos. You'll be in my prayers man.

Well my dad's doing better. The doc released him yesterday. The pneumonia isn't completely gone but he's on like 100 different meds now so he should be ok.


And just to show you the kind of crap that's been piled on my family lately...

My aunt got rushed to the emergency room a week ago and she's had a breathing tube stuck down her throat ever since. Every time they've tried to remove it her blood pressure rises too much so the doc doesn't want to remove it yet.

I can't even list all the crap that's happened cuz I've literally forgotten some of it. All this in just the last 2-3 months. When is it gonna end?

Just like with Hos sorry for being such a jerk and not checking out more of this site. Glad to hear your dad is doing better and I'm really sorry to hear you guys have been hit so hard by the bad stuff lately. Keep strong and faithful man and you'll pull through. My prayers are certainly with you as well.