I haven't been on here for a while. Lately my family and I have been dealing with some very stressful issues. Won't go into everything, but my dad had open heart surgery back in November. He almost died just before the surgeries. For maybe a month and a half he was doing well and started gaining weight. Then at some point it was as though someone flicked a switch and everything changed. He just totally changed into a different person. Gone is his familiar laughter and positive outlook on life. My dad was once a large, muscular guy, but you wouldn't know it now. He is anorexic and has been diagnosed with depression and dementia.
He has been in and out of the hospital lately. It really makes me hurt to see my dad looking like a walking skeleton. It has gotten harder and harder to get him to eat or do much of anything. We aren't giving up and I'm not putting him in a nursing home. All we know to do is to pray and keep getting doctors to help as well as a nurse who comes out. I thought my mom's strokes and cancer diagnosis was hard, but this situation with my dad leaves you feeling even more helpless. Dad has been prescribed meds, but they haven't helped. The side effects are horrible. It's hard to see anyone go through something like this.
If you've never seen or experienced something like I've described, it may not register. You feel powerless to help a loved one because it seems as though nothing works to remedy the problem. We aren't giving up. Just need prayers. Thanks.
He has been in and out of the hospital lately. It really makes me hurt to see my dad looking like a walking skeleton. It has gotten harder and harder to get him to eat or do much of anything. We aren't giving up and I'm not putting him in a nursing home. All we know to do is to pray and keep getting doctors to help as well as a nurse who comes out. I thought my mom's strokes and cancer diagnosis was hard, but this situation with my dad leaves you feeling even more helpless. Dad has been prescribed meds, but they haven't helped. The side effects are horrible. It's hard to see anyone go through something like this.
If you've never seen or experienced something like I've described, it may not register. You feel powerless to help a loved one because it seems as though nothing works to remedy the problem. We aren't giving up. Just need prayers. Thanks.
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