It's another day....

We have to make a cool whip run every 3-4 days. Daddy has made a new food group for cool whip and eats it on almost everything. As far as I am concerned, he can have anything he wants. When we go shopping we buy at least 5 cartons. I’m quite sure that someone it going to notice the quantities and questions its use, contact the DEA to see if cool whip can be used in the production of illegal drugs and since most of our shopping is done in Missouri, there could be trafficking charges. Yes, I’m losing my mind. Thankfully there wasn’t much to lose.

Last night,before we went to sleep, we talked with Daddy. He told us that he had seen glimpses of the other side and it's beautiful. I remind him that he has 2 strong daughters and we will be okay. Our lives were shaped by having him in our lives and will be forever changed by his passing.

and so it goes....

It's hard to believe that the saga continues. Every day he is a little weaker; less involved with this world. So we wait for his release and care for him as best we can.

continued

Monday was a day of ups and downs. It will probably be like that for the duration. Tuesday
was a day of sleep, low blood pressure and liquids. We prepared ourselves even though it
was unsoken. Patty, the night angel, was there to keep him comfortable as only she can.We
went to bed feeling that sometime during the night, Patty would wake us because the
situation had worsened. Instead, when we awoke, he was wide awake and eating.Tuesday afternoon he was asleep again and wouldn't awaken for a Cherry Lime Slushy from
Sonic delivered by his nurse. We spooned slushy and freezer pops into his mouth and turned
him every two hours.Wednesday his BP shot up, 210/108. We took his BP every 2 hours before we changed and turned
him. He was awake for a short visit with Cary, Tiffany and Avery Kate, who were on their
way to pick up Allison and Ryan at camp. When Patty arrived we were trying to deal with his
BP, adding medication and taking his BP every hour until almost midnight.So, it's Thursday! This morning Patty had almost him washed, fluffed and floded when I got
up. He was ready for a fruit plate with lots of cool whip,bacon and pancakes. After a short
nap he was ready for another visit.The Dooley clan showed up with Catfish John's. There wasn't any point in fixing french
fries. They were pushed aside to make way for 2 1/2 pieces of catfish. After visiting for
awhile, listening to camp stories and going through a couple of old photo albums the group
got back in the car for the drive home and we all took a nap. J