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Re: My Father

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:06 pm
by Deepfreeze32
So he's still in the hospital, and unfortunately he's not really getting better. I could try to explain what's going on, but I think it's best summarized by what my mom just told me: He was asked if he wants to be resuscitated if his heart stops, and they are preparing for palliative care.

I don't really know how to process all this. I'm flying out on Friday to go and see him. I'm not sure how to handle all this.

Re: My Father

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:14 pm
by ArcticFox
Deepfreeze32 wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:06 pm So he's still in the hospital, and unfortunately he's not really getting better. I could try to explain what's going on, but I think it's best summarized by what my mom just told me: He was asked if he wants to be resuscitated if his heart stops, and they are preparing for palliative care.

I don't really know how to process all this. I'm flying out on Friday to go and see him. I'm not sure how to handle all this.
Nobody ever is, bro. I know the sound of those words too, and the feeling of stunned is going to be your new status quo until something changes one way or the other.

Re: My Father

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:23 pm
by ccgr
Sorry to hear that his recovery isn't going that well. Praying for your family.

Re: My Father

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:06 pm
by Deepfreeze32
Update. They're moving him to hospice at home tonight. I'm taking a red eye out tonight to go see him. My mom isn't sure how long he's going to last...

Re: My Father

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:20 pm
by ArcticFox
Deepfreeze32 wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:06 pm Update. They're moving him to hospice at home tonight. I'm taking a red eye out tonight to go see him. My mom isn't sure how long he's going to last...
So sorry man. You'll be in my prayers.

Re: My Father

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:50 am
by ccgr
Sorry to hear that, you guys will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Re: My Father

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:18 pm
by EchoDelta
Very sorry to hear. Keeping you and your family in prayer.

Re: My Father

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 6:26 am
by Deepfreeze32
At around 10:40 PM on Tuesday, January 24 my father passed away at the age of 53. The cancer in his kidney was removed, but there was cancer elsewhere in his body that had spread to his bone marrow. His platelets dropped, and eventually his blood pressure got so low that he just stopped breathing.

Both of his sisters and his parents flew out to see him, and we are all in various degrees of shock. He was unconscious when I got home on Tuesday morning, but apparently he could still hear me. I tried to go to sleep that night, but was woken because the hospice nurse said he was near the end. With all four of his sons and his wife by his bedside, he simply stopped breathing and died peacefully. We've been in various stages of mourning all day, and tomorrow I'm going to go to another town to be with some friends to try and help me cope with the loss.

Memorial service is on Tuesday. I'm not returning to Portland until Thursday, and will go back to work on Friday.

Prayers for us are still appreciated.

Re: My Father

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:41 pm
by ccgr
Really sorry for your loss. Praying for your family. :(

Re: My Father

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 5:26 pm
by EchoDelta
So sorry for your loss. Your dad was so young. Still praying.

Re: My Father

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 5:30 pm
by JesusIsLord713
Sorry for your loss :( Will be praying!

Re: My Father

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:25 pm
by Dr. Gym
Sorry for your loss :(