Saturday, September 6, 2014
Loss
Early this morning at around 2:30 am I lost one of the greatest men I have or will ever know. My Dad passed away early today. He was my father, mentor, friend, confidante and my rock. I can't think of anything more profound to say right now. My heart is broken in two.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Friday September 5,2014
I am still in Thunder Bay. My Mom and Dad celebrated their 48 wedding anniversary two days ago on the 2nd. My Mom had a feeling that my Dad would pass on their anniversary. She was wrong. He is still hanging on.
He is sleeping most of the time and is medicated. He is in a lot of pain. Even his skin hurts when you touch it. My sister, mom and I are averaging about 4 hours of sleep each night. It is starting to catch up with us. We are exhausted yet not hungry thanks to all the food that people keep dropping off.
We have a excellent crew of people that come in to help us. My Dad has an RN who visits the house twice a day and a home care worker who is also here twice a day. Their help is much appreciated. There are also a lot of people who work behind the scenes to ensure that we have all that we need.
Jim and the girls are doing OK. We have some very good friends who are helping out with picking up the kids, feeding everyone and helping Jim to look after all the little details. I missed Ainsley's first day of school. That made me very sad.
I know what I am doing here is very important. My Mom could not do all of this at home without my sister and myself. My Dad would have to go to Hospice Care.
Please pray for strength for me and my family........and sleep.......need sleep!!!!
He is sleeping most of the time and is medicated. He is in a lot of pain. Even his skin hurts when you touch it. My sister, mom and I are averaging about 4 hours of sleep each night. It is starting to catch up with us. We are exhausted yet not hungry thanks to all the food that people keep dropping off.
We have a excellent crew of people that come in to help us. My Dad has an RN who visits the house twice a day and a home care worker who is also here twice a day. Their help is much appreciated. There are also a lot of people who work behind the scenes to ensure that we have all that we need.
Jim and the girls are doing OK. We have some very good friends who are helping out with picking up the kids, feeding everyone and helping Jim to look after all the little details. I missed Ainsley's first day of school. That made me very sad.
I know what I am doing here is very important. My Mom could not do all of this at home without my sister and myself. My Dad would have to go to Hospice Care.
Please pray for strength for me and my family........and sleep.......need sleep!!!!
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