As some of you know, and some don't...back on January 23rd my dad went in for lung surgery to remove a cancerous growth. The surgery was a success and he was able to talk to us and everything right after. Overnight things went downhill quick and they put him on a breathing machine because his blood pressure and everything dropped real low. Don't know why this happened, but anyway he was on that for 2 weeks, and some days he was alert to us and everything...then they decided on a tracheotomy because of the risk of damaging his vocal cords for having the tube in his mouth for so long and it actually would help him to get off the ventilator quicker. After a couple more weeks he did get off the ventilator and was able talk to us even. Each and every day he continually to get better. The only thing was he couldn't have water and he so desperately wanted some because his mouth was so dry...even with swabbing it.
Back on Friday, they were able to discharge him from the hospital up to the nursing home that is in town here which was great because then we could see him everyday then since it's like a mile from here. On Saturday, they moved him to a room by himself because the room they first put him in was so stuffy and warm that he could not stand it at all anymore. He was so relieved and was looking forward to a good night's sleep for once.
Then come 1 AM today, just as I was going to bed..the nursing home called saying they was getting an ambulance and taking my dad to the hospital because he was unreponsive and that they were going to take him to the hospital where he was at before he got to the nursing. Then a couple minutes later they called again saying that he was so bad that they were taking him to the closest hospital instead. So my mom and I got dressed and ran down to the hospital. When we got there they said they were working on him, gave no details at all, and had us wait in a room for a few moments.
The ER doctor then came in and said that they did all they could....but there was nothing they could do...he was gone :(
Just like that my world just came crashing down...I don't know right now what to really do or where to turn. Time will just have to tell me I suppose.
I'm sure though here's getting all the water he wants right now.
You'll be missed Dad...:(
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