I'm not sure this is a fitting place to post something like this, but most of my friends read this page so it seems like the best place to do it. It'll be easier than telling each and every one of you individually.
This morning at 2am my father passed away. His surgery had gone relatively well, and he had just spent all of Thursday at home for the first time in a couple weeks. However, at night he complained of a severe shortness of breath. By the time the ambulance got him to the ER, he had already bled too much. Something in or around his heart gave way and he bled into his chest. My mom was with him when he passed, and my brother and I made it to the ER shortly after.
When I gather some strength I will write more. But I thank you guys ahead of time for keeping me and my family in your thoughts and prayers.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Life can be a mean bitch
I am exhausted.
... What a week. Some of you know what's going on, some of you don't. I'm not going to get into the details of it in a blog, but long story short, my dad had to have open heart surgery again. He already had a valve replaced once about 5 years ago, but it recently got infected and needed to be replaced again. The last few days have been excrutiating, knowing he needed the emergency surgery and not knowing if he would make it.
Do you tell him everything you want to tell him just in case it's the last time you talk to him? Or do you maintain the confidence and optimism to keep his spirits up?
I just got back from the hospital. He had his surgery early this morning and it was a long procedure. For now he's critical but stable, and the next 4 or 5 days are going to be crucial to see if he'll be ok or not... he better be ok...
Thank god for my wife and my mom or I wouldn't know what to do. Oh, and this being a puppy blog I better thank Derby too. It's nice coming home to him to take away some of the stress.
... What a week. Some of you know what's going on, some of you don't. I'm not going to get into the details of it in a blog, but long story short, my dad had to have open heart surgery again. He already had a valve replaced once about 5 years ago, but it recently got infected and needed to be replaced again. The last few days have been excrutiating, knowing he needed the emergency surgery and not knowing if he would make it.
Do you tell him everything you want to tell him just in case it's the last time you talk to him? Or do you maintain the confidence and optimism to keep his spirits up?
I just got back from the hospital. He had his surgery early this morning and it was a long procedure. For now he's critical but stable, and the next 4 or 5 days are going to be crucial to see if he'll be ok or not... he better be ok...
Thank god for my wife and my mom or I wouldn't know what to do. Oh, and this being a puppy blog I better thank Derby too. It's nice coming home to him to take away some of the stress.
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