We got a call this morning early around 5:00 am ( it's still Wed ) that he was declining and was asking for family so we all went in thinking it was it for him passing ,but he's still hanging on. They moved him into a private room due to all the family members coming to see him and we actually left around 2:00 this afternoon to go home and get some sleep. The nursing facility is right down the road from us so we can get there in a hurry if need be. So hard watching him just lie there. Hospice said they always listen to the patient when they say they want their families called in . His oxygen level drops and they put the oxygen on him and he rallies a bit. He's not eating and his kidneys are shutting down so we believe it's just a matter of time. He's tired and he wants to go home to Heaven. He's had a good life and he is so confused also about what is happening to him but the first thing he said to us was " Hello children, don't grieve for me ! " And my aunt who I thought was getting better called me Tues night to tell me she was back in the hospital for 2 days because of her electrolyte levels and sodium. I think she's also having panic attacks. My cousin Gary ( her son ) is trying to get her to move into an assisted living place not too far from his house. She's actually considering it. It's close to me also so it won't be a bad thing. I think t would be for the best. Seems like all our elders are declining at the same time. Never fails, in our family we just can't have one crisis to deal with but multiples. I always go back to that bible verse that God won't put any more on us than we can bear. Please continue praying and thinking good thoughts for us ~ Love you guys and Beth, hope you are getting some rest. You will need it in the continuing days. Tom and I came home and we were "out" as soon as we got home. Hadn't slept since Tues !
Thanks MK, I am, it's scary every time the phone rings I know it's my mom or bad news about his dad... But, tonight he seems to be holding his own except for not eating. I think he won't be around for much longer.
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on 8/29/2018, 10:52 pm