Things really haven't slowed down a lot around here. 'K' has one more week in her cast and then she will be allowed to walk in a regular sturdy shoe. Not sure she has one since she has been limited with the type shoe she can wear for well over a year. She won't mind at all if she has to shop for new shoes. She likes her shoes. She will start physical therapy around that time too. I think she is going to be one very sore lady.
Tuesday we head to a consultation with a doctor about performing the lumpectomy she will have done on her breast. The needle biopsy was benign but they discovered it was pre-cancerous. They recommended it be removed ASAP. With the history she has with her Mom's breast cancer (she passed from it) she has no reservations about getting this done. We both want to be very aggressive with this.
My Dad is slowly fading away. The hospice folks confirmed what we were all thinking. He is exhibiting 'last days' symptoms. It could be a few days to a few weeks. There is no way to know exactly. I think it could go even longer. My Mom has adjusted to the routine now and is less anxious but was pretty tearful when talking about this latest news. The change in him from last week to the next week was significant. More confusion and more sleeping. He doesn't look good at all for a man that is never sick but he won't eat. He is basically starving IMO. Dealing with it day to day.
I just this minute got back from a man in our neighborhood that works on cars. He comes highly recommended. I had taken the wife's CR-V over to have him look at the AC. Since she may be driving again soon, it is time to get that taken care of, especially since the weather now is hotter than any yet, reaching over 100+ every day last week. This man may now become my go to mechanic. He was very thorough and extremely nice and seemed to be honest. Echoing everything I read about him. We talked a bit and he is a Cali refugee. WE are getting a lot here in this part of Texas. Having hard working honest refugees from there is OK as far as I'm concerned.
Happy Trails
3 comments:
Prayers for an easy passing for your father. And glad you have a good mechanic. Those are hard to find!
Went through the same thing with both my parents. It's not easy, but we were fortunate to have excellent caring people at the hospice that made it as bearable as possible for both Mom and Dad, as well as the rest of the family.
God Bless.
Thanks much fellas.
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