Sunday, May 22, 2005
Dad News Given my last blog entry, you may think that this e-mail seems cold. I have shed some tears, but I have never thought that death was a bad thing for the person dieing. In fact, it is great for them. It is only bad for the ones left behind. If he passes away, he'll be just fine. Actually, he'll be better than he ever has been. He will finally stop stressing, worrying, and over-analyzing everything. He will find peace, something that he never let himself experience on earth.
My dad is in the hospital and will be for a while. His tumor is 7cm by 5cm. They were planning to operate yesterday, but decided to try and get some of the swelling of his brain down. They are holding off until Monday, unless he starts getting worse. To me, it sounds like the surgeon wants the weekend off.
Apparently, when my brother talked to him last weekend, he was extremely unresponsive or giving totally off the wall answers. My brother even called him on Monday evening, but he wasn’t home. His wife said he was still at work, so he called there. My father rarely works late. So, he asked him why he was still at work. My dad said that it is 4:30pm. My brother told him that it is 8:30 in Florida so it must be 7:30 in Texas. My dad paused for a while & said the clock says 7:30, so that must be right. We are talking about a man with a genius IQ and a Masters degree in English – this isn’t normal.
The next day, his boss & co-workers noticed that he wasn't himself. Besides the non-responsiveness, he was bumping into walls and stumbling. They sent him home and told him not to come back until he gets himself checked out. His wife didn’t really notice anything. I am not saying anything bad about her; they have only been married 6 months. From what I have seen, she is exactly like him. Knowing him, he would expect someone to tell him that they need to go to the doctor. He got worse on Friday, so she took him in. She even had to help him walk, but she thought it might be his allergy medicine. The doctor couldn’t get him to respond to simple questions, so he sent them right to the hospital. The hospital did a cat scan & had him transferred to a hospital in downtown Houston. Now, we wait.
We all realize that even with surgery, he probably will never be the same again. He has a very aggressive tumor that they believe is cancer. They are going to try to get most or all of it out. This is going to be hard on everyone, but I really feel sorry for his wife. She is only 36 years old, this is her first marriage, and they’ve only been married for 6 months. She could be in for a long life of taking care of him. On the other hand, if he doesn't make it, she could bounce back fairly
quickly.
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For people who don't know me, I come from a big family (3 brothers & 1 sister). We moved around a LOT, so I am not really from one particular place. I like to call Katy, Texas my home though.
Recent news, my Dad & Mother-in-Law were diagnosed with Terminal Cancer in April/May of 2005. My dad passed away 5-Dec-05 .
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