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Have you seen a loved one in a state that crushed you…
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:34 pm
What I mean is very ill or in a post surgery recovery.
When I was 12 my dad had an ulcer that separated his stomach from small intestine while at work. That morning he left and looked great. When we got to the hospital he looked like he was near death. I was not ready for that. It was all I could do to not cry.
Fast forward to 1999 when my mom had her spleen removed. Seeing her in recovery was devastating. My wife was with but I sure arse hell wanted to cry.
When I was 12 my dad had an ulcer that separated his stomach from small intestine while at work. That morning he left and looked great. When we got to the hospital he looked like he was near death. I was not ready for that. It was all I could do to not cry.
Fast forward to 1999 when my mom had her spleen removed. Seeing her in recovery was devastating. My wife was with but I sure arse hell wanted to cry.
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Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:43 pm to Tempratt
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My wife was with but I sure arse hell wanted to cry.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:44 pm to Tempratt
Did your dad pass away from that or were they able to save him?
Seeing my grandmother in the hospital with a respiratory infection and a urinary tract infection shortly before her death was pretty rough.
Seeing my mom in the hospital with a collapsed lung while undergoing cancer treatments was pretty bad too.(she recovered from it)
I wanted so badly to cry in both those scenarios.
Seeing my grandmother in the hospital with a respiratory infection and a urinary tract infection shortly before her death was pretty rough.
Seeing my mom in the hospital with a collapsed lung while undergoing cancer treatments was pretty bad too.(she recovered from it)
I wanted so badly to cry in both those scenarios.
This post was edited on 4/6/24 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:45 pm to Tempratt
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It was all I could do to not cry.
It's OK to cry. You'll be ok.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:46 pm to Tempratt
Seeing my wife in Florida with a guy she just met crushed my soul. We later found out she was mentally ill.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:48 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
All four of my grandparents died naturally. Both on my dad’s side ended up on hospice. It’s tough watching them the last couple of days when they’ve quit eating and they are just laying there
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:48 pm to Tempratt
My Grandma with Dementia
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:58 pm to Tempratt
Last June, I walked into the icu while they were pumping on my brothers chest, just stood there and watched while my parents cried out in the hall.
It was a weird moment, never cried but it was like I couldn’t move.
Tomorrow I’m going down to my dads stepsisters house to see his mom(my grandma) she’s probably not going to last much longer according to the news I heard to today.
After watching my brother pass away I told myself I did not want to see any one I cared about on their death bed, but I’m going tomorrow to be there for my dad.
It was a weird moment, never cried but it was like I couldn’t move.
Tomorrow I’m going down to my dads stepsisters house to see his mom(my grandma) she’s probably not going to last much longer according to the news I heard to today.
After watching my brother pass away I told myself I did not want to see any one I cared about on their death bed, but I’m going tomorrow to be there for my dad.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:06 pm to Tempratt
Yes. My dad had by-pass surgery several years ago and I went into CICU after surgery and he was on a ventilator, I couldn't handle it. I was like, " frick this shite." and I walked out.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:12 pm to Tempratt
Yep I’ve seen my father and mother both on ventilator in their 50’s. Thankfully they both made it through and are doing well with their respective medical issues
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:12 pm to Tempratt
Do pets count?
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:13 pm to Tempratt
Granddad with dementia. Went on a family roadtrip (me, my dad, my mom (nope) & my granddad) up the east coast to see a family member who was about to pass. The trip was a struggle, with my granddad constantly confused.
As we were driving home, my dad was spent so I ended up driving at night. I'm driving, my granddad was shotgun and my parents in the back. Everyone's asleep then my granddad wakes up, looks at me and starts taking about my siblings (which I don't have). Took me a few minutes to figure out he thinks I'm my dad. So I just played along and pretended to be a teenage version of my dad. Conversation was fairly short before he fell back asleep. He woke up again 30 minutes later. This time he thought I was a war buddy and that we were currently enlisted and why weren't we on base. I eventually convinced him we weren't in trouble and we were asked to transport cargo back to base. He talked to me for about an hour straight about all these stories "we" had been involved in. It was surreal. Then he looked in the back seat and saw my sleeping parents and ask who "the olds" in the back seat were...
Probably one of the most genuine conversations I had with my granddad and he had no clue who I was. He passed away about a month later
As we were driving home, my dad was spent so I ended up driving at night. I'm driving, my granddad was shotgun and my parents in the back. Everyone's asleep then my granddad wakes up, looks at me and starts taking about my siblings (which I don't have). Took me a few minutes to figure out he thinks I'm my dad. So I just played along and pretended to be a teenage version of my dad. Conversation was fairly short before he fell back asleep. He woke up again 30 minutes later. This time he thought I was a war buddy and that we were currently enlisted and why weren't we on base. I eventually convinced him we weren't in trouble and we were asked to transport cargo back to base. He talked to me for about an hour straight about all these stories "we" had been involved in. It was surreal. Then he looked in the back seat and saw my sleeping parents and ask who "the olds" in the back seat were...
Probably one of the most genuine conversations I had with my granddad and he had no clue who I was. He passed away about a month later
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:17 pm to cbree88
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Did your dad pass away from that or were they able to save him?
At that they were able to save him. In 1984 he was taken away by esophageal cancer. I was 18 but nowhere near a man, maturity wise.
I’m sorry about your grandma but it’s good that you had time with her.
I’m glad your mom recovered.
I was born too late to have ever known my grand parents.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:22 pm to Tempratt
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Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:30 pm to Tempratt
Every time I see my father for the past 2 years.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:31 pm to Tempratt
My brother was a hardcore drug addict for about 6 years from middle school through the year after high school and I watched my dad die in agony from cancer, so yeah.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:31 pm to Tempratt
Took care of my father 24/7 end of his life over a year. We considered a facility but he had gotten really mean and we knew how he would be treated.
I hope you never have to be taught how to dress bed sores. We had a computerized device to turn him which didn't help.
When he passed I didn't cry. His ordeal was over.
He fought in WW II put 5 kids through college and did not deserve to go out that way.
I hope you never have to be taught how to dress bed sores. We had a computerized device to turn him which didn't help.
When he passed I didn't cry. His ordeal was over.
He fought in WW II put 5 kids through college and did not deserve to go out that way.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:31 pm to Tempratt
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This post was edited on 4/6/24 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:33 pm to Tempratt
Seeing my 13 year old son at UAB Childrens, listless, emaciated (he kept losing weight and no one could figure out why), and then the hammer blow... the doctors telling us that he had Type 1 Diabetes. I wept for my son on and off for 3 days. He didn't do a damned thing to deserve this.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 6:33 pm to Tempratt
Yeah, Tennessee.
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