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Rough Day
I spent the day sifting through my Dad's documents.
I found where he kept his most treasured possessions. Important, critical documents. Also, letters and things that clearly moved him. There was a letter from me written to him in crayon wishing him a happy easter. It rhymed. I must have been like six. I wish I remember giving it to him.
I found ( Read more... ) -
Go see Dark Knight. Right now. (No spoilers)
We decided to get out of the house to treat ourselves. Really you should see it. Awesome flick. Better than Iron Man ( Read more... ) -
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Last friday night, my Father was brought to me in a small box ( Read more... ) -
Family Meeting
I'm not really ready to write about it, but at the same time I want to write before the memories start to fade. So here goes ( Read more... ) -
In Loving Memory
William Ludlow Damrosch
December 4, 1930-July 5, 2008 -
Prognosis: Not good
My father's been there nearly a full week. They were hoping the antibiotics would have kicked in by now but his liver is failing because the rest of his body is failing, so his body isn't processing things the way it should normally. His blood pressure has gotten slowly worse ( Read more... ) -
Pray for us
My Dad's heart rate has been up and down. His blood pressure has been low. He's got fluid in his lungs that's preventing him from breathing well and his breathing has started to become labored. To get his blood pressure up, they need to give him more fluids and some medicine, but with his kidney failure the extra fluid causes problems with his ( Read more... ) -
Laundry List
My Dad is still in the ICU in critical condition ( Read more... ) -
The Chaplin is on his way
Those are the six words that greeted me as I arrived at the hospital emergency room. They are not words you ever want to hear.
I had thought it was going to be a fairly routine precautionary visit. My Dad was having a little difficulty breathing but his vitals were (allegedly) fine and with oxygen he was breathing fine too. My Mom was worried and ( Read more... )
