Thanks to you all who have been praying for my dad (Ed). He came home from the hospital last friday, and had another appointment today. The foot does not have very good blood flow yet, and they will be doing another surgery next Tuesday to remove the rest of the toes, and to do further debridement of the wound. He will have another 3 day hospital stay, and at that point the doctor should be able to tell which way the foot is going to go.
This is really an adjustment for us as a family. Mom and dad have been fairly healthy up to this point. With dad losing part of his foot, we need to look at him being able to get around the house. It means that we also need to be involved, and starting to check in on them. We always were involved before, but this is a different level. Things like being available to take them places (dad will not be able to drive for a while), picking up meds, etc. Certainly makes you face the fact that your dad is mortal, and some day will pass from this earth. Makes me want to make sure i appreciate him while I still have him.
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