Care giver for parents - Page 2

monster · 02-04-2010, 07:18 AM

Hang in there guys...... and don't worry about the savings.... remember, once you're married, sex is free and a night in is priceless!

jujuwwhite · 02-04-2010, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Hang in there guys...... and don't worry about the savings.... remember, once you're married, sex is free and a night in is priceless!

AMEN, sista!!

jujuwwhite · 02-23-2010, 08:25 AM

Put my dad in the hospital yesterday morning with what they thought was a severe angina attack but because of his heart history, the doctors put him in ICU until the heart specialist could look at him. I worked 12 hours last night after being up all day yesterday and thought I was gonna come home a catch a few zzzzz's. However, just found out that the heart surgeon said it WAS a heart attack and is prepping him for a heart cath this morning. Dad didn't want to worry anyone so he only called my mom who for some reason thought I would choose to sleep over being at the hospital with my dad!! PARENTS!!! GOTTA LOVE EM, CAUSE IT AIN'T LEGAL TO KILL EM!!

Anyway, I'm rushing back to the hospital to be there at least when the doctors comes out to tell me what he has found. I am a little nervous about the outcome considering that dad has already had 3 heart by pass surgeries and after the last one, the doctors said no more could be performed, so I can only wonder what can be done now.

Pete Zicato · 02-23-2010, 09:01 AM

Sent a prayer for good news.

jujuwwhite · 02-23-2010, 09:48 AM

Thanks, Pete, thank goodness for free wifi at the hospital cause at least I can occupy my mind with my laptop rather than worrying about what is going on down the hall from me. I got here in time to spend a few minutes with my dad and he was so pitiful! His arms looked like a herion attack. They had to stick him so many times and finally just gave up because the pain and trauma was making his heart race and they were afraid they were fixing to drive him into another heart attack!

It is so hard to watch him suffer! I do understand what a parent feels like watching as their children go through procedures that are out of their control. I really realized this morning how much my parents have become my children!

Thank goodness I have a wonderful husband who understands about my dedication and loyalty to my parents.

On another note, even though my dad said he didn't want to bother anyone, he was very glad to see me come through the door. He has always been a good friend to me as well as my dad and I know that if I ever needed anyone, he would crawl to hell to get to me if he had too!

classicman · 02-23-2010, 10:40 AM

Wow Juju - You rock! Hope all works out for your dad.

jujuwwhite · 02-23-2010, 12:49 PM

News not good. Nothing more they can do except try to keep him comfortable. His heart is only functioning at 30% and he only has 1 little vein or valve open and the rest is either totally blocked or full of blood clots. They are trying him on some meds to try and break up some of the clots however, that can also have a negative effect. If they don't break up the clots, he is going to die, if they do break up the clots, he could throw one into his lungs and he will die. So...we are fucked either way!

Thanks cellar friends for letting me vent and moan!

limey · 02-23-2010, 01:00 PM

Oh juju I am so sorry. My thoughts are with you - how awful for you, and your family. Make sure you get good hugs from the Cap'n!

glatt · 02-23-2010, 01:22 PM

sorry juju

Pete Zicato · 02-23-2010, 03:14 PM

That sucks, juju. Hugs coming your way.

Pie · 02-23-2010, 03:47 PM

I'm so sorry, Juju. How's your mom taking it?

Sundae · 02-23-2010, 03:51 PM

So sorry to hear this Juju.
I know it's no comfort, but at least you are able to say your goodbyes and tell him how much you love him.

Clodfobble · 02-23-2010, 06:19 PM

Sorry, juju. They couldn't ask for a more loving daughter.

capnhowdy · 02-23-2010, 08:17 PM

It is a privilege to even KNOW Juju. It is indescribable to be married to her. What a woman! She needs rest, tho... y'all tell her that. She doesn't seem to listen to me.

limey · 02-24-2010, 12:32 PM

Juju - don't forget that you need to rest, too. You must look after yourself in order to be there when you're needed.

02-04-2010, 07:18 AM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hang in there guys...... and don't worry about the savings.... remember, once you're married, sex is free and a night in is priceless! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-23-2010, 08:25 AM	#18
jujuwwhite Capnhowdy's #1 smasher Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rentz, GA Posts: 339	Put my dad in the hospital yesterday morning with what they thought was a severe angina attack but because of his heart history, the doctors put him in ICU until the heart specialist could look at him. I worked 12 hours last night after being up all day yesterday and thought I was gonna come home a catch a few zzzzz's. However, just found out that the heart surgeon said it WAS a heart attack and is prepping him for a heart cath this morning. Dad didn't want to worry anyone so he only called my mom who for some reason thought I would choose to sleep over being at the hospital with my dad!! PARENTS!!! GOTTA LOVE EM, CAUSE IT AIN'T LEGAL TO KILL EM!! Anyway, I'm rushing back to the hospital to be there at least when the doctors comes out to tell me what he has found. I am a little nervous about the outcome considering that dad has already had 3 heart by pass surgeries and after the last one, the doctors said no more could be performed, so I can only wonder what can be done now. __________________ I don't suffer from insanity...i enjoy every moment of it.

02-23-2010, 09:01 AM	#19
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Sent a prayer for good news. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-23-2010, 09:48 AM	#20
jujuwwhite Capnhowdy's #1 smasher Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rentz, GA Posts: 339	Thanks, Pete, thank goodness for free wifi at the hospital cause at least I can occupy my mind with my laptop rather than worrying about what is going on down the hall from me. I got here in time to spend a few minutes with my dad and he was so pitiful! His arms looked like a herion attack. They had to stick him so many times and finally just gave up because the pain and trauma was making his heart race and they were afraid they were fixing to drive him into another heart attack! It is so hard to watch him suffer! I do understand what a parent feels like watching as their children go through procedures that are out of their control. I really realized this morning how much my parents have become my children! Thank goodness I have a wonderful husband who understands about my dedication and loyalty to my parents. On another note, even though my dad said he didn't want to bother anyone, he was very glad to see me come through the door. He has always been a good friend to me as well as my dad and I know that if I ever needed anyone, he would crawl to hell to get to me if he had too! __________________ I don't suffer from insanity...i enjoy every moment of it.

02-23-2010, 10:40 AM	#21
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Wow Juju - You rock! Hope all works out for your dad. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-23-2010, 12:49 PM	#22
jujuwwhite Capnhowdy's #1 smasher Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rentz, GA Posts: 339	News not good. Nothing more they can do except try to keep him comfortable. His heart is only functioning at 30% and he only has 1 little vein or valve open and the rest is either totally blocked or full of blood clots. They are trying him on some meds to try and break up some of the clots however, that can also have a negative effect. If they don't break up the clots, he is going to die, if they do break up the clots, he could throw one into his lungs and he will die. So...we are fucked either way! Thanks cellar friends for letting me vent and moan! __________________ I don't suffer from insanity...i enjoy every moment of it.

02-23-2010, 01:00 PM	#23
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Oh juju I am so sorry. My thoughts are with you - how awful for you, and your family. Make sure you get good hugs from the Cap'n! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

02-23-2010, 01:22 PM	#24
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	sorry juju

02-23-2010, 03:14 PM	#25
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	That sucks, juju. Hugs coming your way. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-23-2010, 03:47 PM	#26
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I'm so sorry, Juju. How's your mom taking it? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

02-23-2010, 03:51 PM	#27
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	So sorry to hear this Juju. I know it's no comfort, but at least you are able to say your goodbyes and tell him how much you love him.

02-23-2010, 06:19 PM	#28
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Sorry, juju. They couldn't ask for a more loving daughter. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

02-23-2010, 08:17 PM	#29
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	It is a privilege to even *KNOW* Juju. It is indescribable to be married to her. What a woman! She needs rest, tho... y'all tell her that. She doesn't seem to listen to me. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

02-24-2010, 12:32 PM	#30
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Juju - don't forget that you need to rest, too. You must look after yourself in order to be there when you're needed. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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