I met my daughter,Shana, and her daughter in Arlington Friday, May30. We had a chance to visit the 2 oldest sons and their families before continuing on to Northwest Arkansas the next day to visit my father. I had my 2 grand daughters who live in West Texas with me so the cousins got to visit.
My father was in the hospital from May 26 to June 4 after having a "spell" at the rehab. center. They did more testing and, after talking to several doctors, the decision was made to "do no harm." The general consensus was that his heart functionality was low. A double heartbeat was causing spells that seemed almost like seizures. Having a defibrillator implanted was ruled out. On June 6th he was released from the hospital to go to my sisters house with hospice care. We toured Hospice House in Springdale but it was full. It's a beautiful place where people can live and die with dignity.
Even though he was in the hospital, he enjoyed seeing 3 of his great-grand daughters. His coloring improved as did his general strength. He still put away more food than most and was thrilled with the chocolate that Shana brought for him. The girls made enough get well pictures to paper a room. With photos of all of the grand and great grand children taped to the closet door in his hospital room, he had many reminders of how much he is loved.
We had to leave June 3 because Emily was to start summer school. Also, I had an art show this past weekend in Lubbock.
So we take each day as it comes, not knowing what is in the future.
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