Lot's going on this month, the most exciting and bone-chillingly scary is my dad's "liver" operation on 11/19. To give you some background, my dad, affectionately known as "Bill" or "Nazi" depending on you talk to (or who he talks too).
After retiring several times through out his very fortunate career(s), he made it official in 2007. It's not easy for my dad to "relax" - he's project-oriented and if he's not "fixing" something...you can see where I am going with this.
I won't make a long story too short, but after symptoms that a local doctor missed, he was sent into "the city" for a colonoscopy, which would lead to the diagnosis of a large tumor and subsequent "rectal cancer" that has been a literal pain in all our asses, especially his. After chemo and radiation shrunk the tumor, he had surgery to remove it. Unexpected complications kept him bed ridden and in severe pain for the two months and when he was "well enough" he began an intensive chemo program.
Thought we were out of the woods, but spot has appeared on his liver and he has been assigned an AMAZING liver specialist at MD ANDERSON who, on November 19, will remove a large part of dad's liver and we hope and pray it kills the cancer and the liver regenerates itself within 2 months.
While every daughter/father relationship is unique, I never realized how much I loved my dad until he was diagnosed and a future w/o him became somewhat of a reality posed in my head. Not to mention w/o my daughter's "baby daddy" (ghetto terminology for "biological father") currently playing an active role in their lives, the girls look at my dad as their dad. And that makes this situation all the more touching, poignant and devastating...
My girls will be having their own surgeries on 11/23 - tubes in (again)and adenoids out. My dad will be at MD Anderson hopefully re-cooperating for the scheduled week they think it will take, my mom by his side. I hate to ask her to come home one night so she can accompany me on the trip to the girls hospital, but I know what I'm capable of - and two children with back to back surgeries isn't on that list.
I have a lot of pride and don't like asking people for help. But I do know that my family needs prayers. Lots of prayers. So if you have read this far, I am grateful for the few words you can say in hopes of helping my dad recover quickly and healthily.
Thank You!!
Josie trying to hide after "Powder Gate"
Busted!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
November: The Month From Hell
Lot's going on this month, the most exciting and bone-chillingly scary is my dad's "liver" operation on 11/19. To give you some background, my dad, affectionately known as "Bill" or "Nazi" depending on you talk to (or who he talks too).
After retiring several times through out his very fortunate career(s), he made it official in 2007. It's not easy for my dad to "relax" - he's project-oriented and if he's not "fixing" something...you can see where I am going with this.
I won't make a long story too short, but after symptoms that a local doctor missed, he was sent into "the city" for a colonoscopy, which would lead to the diagnosis of a large tumor and subsequent "rectal cancer" that has been a literal pain in all our asses, especially his. After chemo and radiation shrunk the tumor, he had surgery to remove it. Unexpected complications kept him bed ridden and in severe pain for the two months and when he was "well enough" he began an intensive chemo program.
Thought we were out of the woods, but spot has appeared on his liver and he has been assigned an AMAZING liver specialist at MD ANDERSON who, on November 19, will remove a large part of dad's liver and we hope and pray it kills the cancer and the liver regenerates itself within 2 months.
While every daughter/father relationship is unique, I never realized how much I loved my dad until he was diagnosed and a future w/o him became somewhat of a reality posed in my head. Not to mention w/o my daughter's "baby daddy" (ghetto terminology for "biological father") currently playing an active role in their lives, the girls look at my dad as their dad. And that makes this situation all the more touching, poignant and devastating...
My girls will be having their own surgeries on 11/23 - tubes in (again)and adenoids out. My dad will be at MD Anderson hopefully re-cooperating for the scheduled week they think it will take, my mom by his side. I hate to ask her to come home one night so she can accompany me on the trip to the girls hospital, but I know what I'm capable of - and two children with back to back surgeries isn't on that list.
I have a lot of pride and don't like asking people for help. But I do know that my family needs prayers. Lots of prayers. So if you have read this far, I am grateful for the few words you can say in hopes of helping my dad recover quickly and healthily.
Thank You!!
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