We had a lot of visitors today, and it was great to see everyone and reconnect with some people we had not talked to in a while. But this evening, Dad was in a significant amount of pain. He was sweating hard, was very sick, and required several extra injections of painkillers on top of his normal dosage. It was not a good evening, and we think he may be taking on too much.
And so tonight after talking to Dad, we agreed as a family to write an awkward and painful request on this blog. One of the ways we would like to make things easier on him is to reduce his visiting hours from 4 hours a day to 2 hours, starting tomorrow from 11-12pm and from 5-6pm, and ask that visitors keep their time with him short. Dad (and the rest of the family) love visitors and look forward to them every day, but we feel that the reduced hours are best for Dad's well being right now. Over the next few days Dad will try some different eating regiments, and if things improve we hope to go back to full visiting hours.
- Pete
Dear Bill, Judy and family,
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back home with family. We were shocked to hear about your illness and its rapid progression. You have shared God's comfort with many parishioners over the years, as you have loved your people well. We are praying that you will be sustained by that same comfort in these days(II Cor 1: 3-7). Gods strength and grace to you. Mart and Sue Contant