02/18/2025
So here’s my update on my dad for everybody that’s been driving me crazy asking me. I apologize for not being able to get back to everybody. The last couple weeks have been like absolutely insane.
Dad was doing pretty good at the hospital and then in the new rehab we thought we had turned the corner but with all that his body in system has gone through since November 22 when the initial accident happened and he fell he’s had a UTI all sorts of dehydration issues like that liver problems it just compounded in his system is basically not shutting down, but it’s rejecting stuff and it’s not doing what it should you know back-and-forth from the hospital to a rehab back to the hospital back to the rehab it’s just really reeked havoc on my father‘s whole body and system As of today he is weighing at 132 pounds. He keeps losing weight cause he’s system isn’t working good so we had a long talk with the doctor and the doctor agrees and suggested that we need to focus on end-of-life care now and get him comfortable so the game plan is he’s going to come home and he’s going to be put into hospice care and we will be taking care of my father at home from here going forward. The hospital bed was delivered tonight oxygen came tomorrow. I got the VNA coming and hopefully if all goes well, Dad will be home at some point tomorrow And we will start the next stage of making Dad comfortable and being in his house for the rest of his life, whatever that becomes.
I want to thank everybody that’s reached out like again. I apologize that I haven’t gotten back to everybody. It’s just so overwhelming and so much I have to do once. Dad comes home and is settled in. I am sure anybody that wishes to come and visit reach out.  He’s not very verbal these days let alone with it and cognitively alert. He has his moments where he knows you. He has his moments where he can smile and stick his tongue out at you and make funny faces and the old bar is still there, but the fire and few between, but I know friendly faces would make him smile  i’m sorry for the depressing update but at this point at least we got my dad for as long as we can. That’s the only thing that matters please continue to keep him in your prayers. He’s a fighter and I hope he surprises a hell out of everybody and just turns the corner and magically gets his strength back cause that’s my dad
And as for my horseshoeing clients, I’m still going to be around. I am just going to have to shuffle and adjust my scheduling with people because of being a full-time caregiver for him going forward I’m probably either going to work it where I can do the morning and have coverage at home or work it in the afternoon where I can have coverage then so please understand I’m not trying to be difficult. I just need to do what’s best for me and my family and I appreciate everybody’s understanding and patience.
