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Re: Re: Re: Very touching piece, lovely Re: Re: Dad (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you for your kinds words. I am going to speak when the time comes. I already told my mother that I was going to.
It is hard as you know and yes I have prayed for God to take him soon because it is so hard on my mother. Daddy does not really know what is going on most of the time and I think that is good, at least for him.
Thanks for the prayers.
Leah
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Aug 19 '09
7:41 am PDT
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Re: Re: Very touching piece, lovely Re: Re: Dad (Reply to this comment)
by vplite
I hope it is some comfort to you to know that many people who you will never meet in person are thinking about you and feeling for you.
Many of us have experienced the strange but all too common situation where the child become the adult and the parent becomes like a child.
My mom went through a series of strokes which left her unable to move anything but her left hand. She still knew the names of her three children up to the end. Near the end she was only able to connect with reality, as she laid uncomfortably in a hospital bed, maybe ten minutes a day. During these 10 minutes she would then ask me why they were "doing all of this"; IVs, bandages, etc., when she only wanted to be with my dad, who had died 6 years earlier.
I felt some uneasiness about praying that God would just take her in her sleep, and not make her endure another day. I'm sure you will be able to relate to that some day, if not already.
I sat with her every day the last week of her life, talking and reading to her, and I believe it was some comfort for her to know someone was there.
I also had to be her advocate, letting nurses know when she had soiled herself, and getting her doctor to prescribe morphine. Funny, when Mom knew morphine was available she stopped talking about being in pain. When the end came I had gone back home, just 2 hours away, to spend the weekend with my wife. My sister was with her when she died - I had just packed my bag and was getting ready to drive to the hospital when sis called and said, "She's gone."
If your church permits, I would recommend you say a few works at your dad's funeral, just expressing some of the thoughts you've shared here.
God bless you.
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Aug 19 '09
12:00 am PDT
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Re: Very touching piece, lovely Re: Re: Dad (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
That is wonderful! This is my weekend to go and take care of daddy and I do so gladly. Memories are just wonderful!
Thanks for the comment and support.
Leah
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Mar 20 '09
3:13 am PDT
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Very touching piece, lovely Re: Re: Dad (Reply to this comment)
by e-claire
I called my father to say hello right after reading this article.
~Claire
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Mar 19 '09
11:37 am PDT
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Re: Dad (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you for the comment and support.
Leah
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Mar 14 '09
5:20 am PDT
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Dad (Reply to this comment)
by vmadwop1
Thank God for your dad and all the beautiful memories. Having a wonderful father is a blessing. You have truly been blessed. I am one of those people who never had the dad, so your story is interesting. Have a blessed day. Stella
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Mar 13 '09
8:19 am PDT
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Re: I went thru (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
I truly know what you mean. It has been a hardship on us all, especially mother, but thank God for it.
So sorry about your mother.
thanks for the comment and support,
Leah
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Feb 26 '09
3:32 am PST
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I went thru (Reply to this comment)
by susiewho
similar situations with my Mom-it went on for 18 years (they gave her 6 mo to live!) She was aphasic, paalyzed on the right side, wheelchair bound, DIabetic and had several heart attacks over that time. We were able to have a caretaker tho in the beginning that wasa me. We moved her inwith us for quite a while. I actually treasure every moment I had with her even despite the hardships.
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Feb 25 '09
10:39 am PST
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Re: Hugs (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you so much for the support.
Leah
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Feb 23 '09
3:34 am PST
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Hugs (Reply to this comment)
by beckish
Just sending hugs and positive energy for your whole family.
Take care,
Becky
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Feb 22 '09
8:36 am PST
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Re: Dear Leah~ (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you Carol for your prayers and support. We all need them so much.
Leah
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Feb 19 '09
3:01 am PST
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Re: Your "daddy" sounds like a wonderful man (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you very much for your kind words of support and for your prayers.
Leah
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Feb 19 '09
3:01 am PST
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Dear Leah~ (Reply to this comment)
by Lark729_89
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I have found it does help to vent our feelings in a difficult situation.
Plus the more people who know about this, the more prayers go into it. My prayers will always be with you and your daddy.
May God be very close to you during this tough time.
Carol
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Feb 18 '09
7:10 pm PST
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Your "daddy" sounds like a wonderful man (Reply to this comment)
by michiman1
You are lucky to have had someone who cared so much for you throughout your life... think of all those who have never had what you and your "daddy" had. Now he's lucky to have you to there for him.
Such a horrible disease, your family will be in my prayers. It certainly sounds like he helped make you strong with a spiritual background that will aid you all through this difficult time.
Mark
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Feb 18 '09
6:28 pm PST
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Re: Been there (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
So sorry about you MIL. Thank you for the kind words of support.
Leah
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Feb 11 '09
3:28 am PST
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Been there (Reply to this comment)
by clooneyfan
My mother in law had both ovarian cancer and Alzheimers. Fortunately, my FIL decided not to give her chemo due to the Alzheimers. She would not have understood. It was incredibly sad watching her deteroriate. Peace be with you.
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Feb 10 '09
2:08 pm PST
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Re: Thank you for sharing such an... (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you Pops for your kind words of support.
Leah
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Feb 09 '09
3:51 am PST
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Thank you for sharing such an... (Reply to this comment)
by popsrocks
...intimate reflection. I'm sure no matter what condition your "daddy" is in he will always know that you all love him. He will never be alone.
Prayers and good wishes to you and yours.
pops
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Feb 08 '09
3:02 am PST
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Re: Re: Re: Your daddy...... (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you so much! And thanks for the comment and support.
Leah
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Jan 30 '09
3:16 am PST
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Re: Re: Your daddy...... (Reply to this comment)
by gaelkm
Dear Leah, I will keep your Dad and your family in my prayers.
~gael
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Jan 29 '09
8:17 pm PST
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Re: Your daddy...... (Reply to this comment)
by meleahk
Thank you. Yes it is a horrible disease and I do not wish it on anyone.
Thanks for the comment and support.
Leah
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Jan 29 '09
2:57 am PST
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Your daddy...... (Reply to this comment)
by melissasrn
....is so lucky to have found a daughter like you! This is such a cruel disease for those left behind :-(
Melissa
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Jan 28 '09
9:55 pm PST
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