Tuesday, June 14, 2005
What a parade. They took out my dad's breathing tube and just put him on an oxygen mask. That was good because he got the chance to talk to all of the people that came see him. And there were a lot. About fifty. There were folks that I hadn't seen for years.
My father ran a bar in Smyrna for years. I worked there for one summer when his kidneys were bothering him. Unfortunately, I am not a bar kind of person. There is no way that I could have taken over for him. I don't watch sports, drink, smoke, throw darts, or play pool.
What happened is this. He has gotten a blood clot in the artery that feeds his colon and part of his lower intestine. Then it died off. So basically, his colon has died. The nurse told us yesterday (er.. day before yesterday.) that his colon has been removed. Now the thing to find out now is whether they can sow up the ends, get him a colostomy bag, or even if he will live through this. The nurse didn't know. I was glad that he told us something.
The best part was that he knew everyone that came in. His best friend Pratt works for the Mills Corporation. He sets up new malls and rents out the space for them. The first words out of my dad's mouth were, "Is the mall still open?"
It's amazing how much family has shown up. My uncle who hasn't spoken to my father since I've been alive. My aunt who is really scared because her own husband has just been diagnosed with colon cancer. Of course, MeMa is there. She's pretty much in shock. MeMa doesn't deal with some everyday events well. There is no telling how she is handling this.
My father ran a bar in Smyrna for years. I worked there for one summer when his kidneys were bothering him. Unfortunately, I am not a bar kind of person. There is no way that I could have taken over for him. I don't watch sports, drink, smoke, throw darts, or play pool.
What happened is this. He has gotten a blood clot in the artery that feeds his colon and part of his lower intestine. Then it died off. So basically, his colon has died. The nurse told us yesterday (er.. day before yesterday.) that his colon has been removed. Now the thing to find out now is whether they can sow up the ends, get him a colostomy bag, or even if he will live through this. The nurse didn't know. I was glad that he told us something.
The best part was that he knew everyone that came in. His best friend Pratt works for the Mills Corporation. He sets up new malls and rents out the space for them. The first words out of my dad's mouth were, "Is the mall still open?"
It's amazing how much family has shown up. My uncle who hasn't spoken to my father since I've been alive. My aunt who is really scared because her own husband has just been diagnosed with colon cancer. Of course, MeMa is there. She's pretty much in shock. MeMa doesn't deal with some everyday events well. There is no telling how she is handling this.
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