Sickness
12/26 update
Wow! Where has this year gone? It seems like yesterday I received the news that my father had been diagnosed with dementia. Now we are at the end of the year, and I can tell you, I’m really looking forward 2010.
Just a recap of the year 2009:
1/1/09 – receive word of Dad’s dementia
1/23/09 – receive word that Dad had a massive heart attack and travel to Tennessee that weekend
1/27/09 – Ryan calls from school complaining of a headache and is out from school for the rest of the week
2/2/09 – Ryan is admitted to Baptist Medical Center for a CT scan of his stomach
2/3/09 – we find out Ryan has cancer and begin the three month process of getting rid of it
6/15/09 – Ryan was listed as in remission from cancer
8/10/09 – Ryan started the 4th grade
12/16/09 – Dorris Sullivan (Buddy) passes away after a long battle with his heart
12/21/09 – went to see my Dad and signed for medical power of attorney as the nurses say he is not mentally competent to make decisions
Well – that just about sums up the year. And I didn’t even list everything that happened. After we found out Ryan had cancer, I kept asking if I could wake up tomorrow and it be 2010. And in a few mores days, that will happen. I just pray that 2010 will be a year to remember and for better reasons.
I hope that everyone had a very Merry CHRISTmas and that everyone has a joyous New Year! God bless each and every one of you!
Christmas 2009 – what a way to end the year
Hello everyone. Again I have slacked in my job to update the website, but everything is going great. Ryan is healthy as well as the rest of us. And we all have something to be thankful for this year.
That being said, I received some horrible news today from our home state. My mother’s boyfriend, Doris, had been in poor health for years now. And before anyone asks, he is like a father to me. So much that my heart is breaking for him now. He is in Vanderbilt Hospital on a ventilator and under sedation. My mother says that he isn’t doing well at all. The doctors are going to let him rest today and tomorrow try to get some nutrients into his system to build up strength. The problem now is his kidneys have shutdown. At this point I don’t know if I will be leaving to go and visit or not. I haven’t decided and I will have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.
Please keep him and my mother in your prayers. As I can tell you, the power of prayer is something to behold.