Damnit. I'm so sorry your family is going through this, Sly. I lost my grandfather (only father I ever had) earlier this year after a long down hill slide with COPD. I miss him all the time. I feel for you, man.
I'm so sorry Sly. I know exactly the feeling of receiving an abundance of exceedingly shitty news one after the next and feeling helpless. It's hard having to make choices at this point. Fucking impossibly tough. Processing it takes time. You won't be able to process it all today. Do what you can as you can. I can only say I did what I could to keep my mother alive and comfortable until there were no options left, but to let her go. The doctors can offer good advice, but really try to give yourself a chance to think about things before making decisions. Sometimes, that's not possible I know. I had to make an array of very fast and important decisions when my mom was in the hospital. I'm here if you need to talk or anything. I'm so sorry. I have been in your shoes. This is not an easy road ahead. Just know, you are not alone.
Seems like the doctors would want to clear the blood clots before surgery. The Covid is likely a false positive. The hip isn't the most important thing probably at this point. As long as they keep her out of pain. The cancer well....nothing can be done there. So get her through the other things if you can, and spend what time you can with her, keeping her comfortable.
Sorry to hear it. Not sure what I can say other than hope for the best and hope it is as easy as possible.
Well, it's at least some good news that the surgery went well. Here's hoping for better days ahead. barfo
Sorry to hear this Sly. I would just try to make her as comfortable as possible. Does she know about the pancreatic cancer?
My dad is doing okay. Stunned. For 84 he's still sharp as a tack and still the smartest person I know. He's dealing in the moment and focusing on her but I'm worried about him. They just had their 60th wedding anniversary this past October.
Home from visiting at the hospital. Yesterday when she woke up from the surgery she was talking. Today she is very lethargic and has not spoken so they took her to CT to check for a stroke. Hopefully with all the things she has going on her body is just keeping her in a deep sleep as it tries to recover from yesterday's surgery.
@SlyPokerDog so sorry. And I will say, as someone who has lost my dad when I was 20 and mom when I was 40, you have been blessed to have had them so long. Lucky you! Take care of them and love them.
