Just wanted to let everyone know I won't be coming online this Friday to do the prompt and/or read prompt responses from last week. This gives you an extra week to get your responses in! Here's the prompt from last week.
My grandpa has had a series of strokes over the past two weeks, and is steadily going downhill. He's gotten to the point where the temporary care facility he's in can't help him as much anymore, and they've asked that the family be with him 24 hours a day until we're able to move him. He doesn't trust people he doesn't know and wakes up every three to five minutes, asking where he is and who everyone else is. He gets angry and aggressive when he doesn't know the people. So, we're taking turns being with him over night. There aren't much of us to go around, and my husband and I have Thursday night through Saturday morning. We'll cat nap where and when we can.
This has been really difficult for all of us--to watch a perfectly healthy man go downhill so quickly. Before, he was walking five miles a day. Now he can't even stand. Sigh.
Thank you for your patience, and until next week.
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I second what Doug says.
I am so sorry to hear about your Grandfather. We went through the process of watching loved ones get weaker and weaker with my husband's Mother and Father. It is so hard on all the family. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Text me anytime with updates and I will let the rest of the gather community know.
This post is spotlighted in the What is Happening Today on Gather ~ Thursday March 29, 2012. I wanted to make sure the gather community knew of your family. I think you will find that the gather community is very supportive of the other members.
I hope you will have time to check out the other spotlighted posts and photos as well.
Have a wonderful Thursday! Thinking of you