Cruelty is not Welcome Here

[ishte]

Ok... This is going to be short and sweet.... I might give more details tomorrow after I've rested.  It's been a difficult day.  Poor Little Star has been going back and forth between me and my daughter to comfort us by having us pet her.

My mom is in the ICU after undergoing emergency surgery early this morning.  It's very serious.  My dad was transported to Hospice this afternoon.  His condition is such that there is not enough we can do to ensure his comfort.  Mom was killing herself trying.

With all that is going on, my daughter and I do not have time or heart to deal what are by comparison very petty matters.  We are busy watching a man we have both loved intensely every day we have existed die day by day, and his beloved wife of nearly 60 years is too sick to be with him. That by itself is cruel enough for us without having it inflicted on us elsewhere.

Today was Dad's 78th birthday.  I don't know what tomorrow holds.

Comments

[gangrel-pri.livejournal.com]

If he's in Hospice, they may be able to work something out for you. I know when my aunt was in Hospice, they bent over backwards to get people in to see her as they could. But that was in Cincy, so mileage may vary.

That, and I'd like to believe he'd drop by on his way out if she can't get there.

[ishte.livejournal.com]

well, I know that there are no visiting hours. family and friends can visit whenever they want to. It's more about when mom is released from the hospital and is able to physically be there.

But yes... I have no doubt that he'll go check on her if he can't wait for her. I have not doubt of that at all.

I think he's already talking to people who are with him that we can't see. He said something today while we were there and I thought he was talking to me but when I asked him to repeat it, he looked over at me and said. "Oh... Nope... nothing, just dreaming."