My dad

[MissMelis]

Debi -

You and your family are certainly in my thoughts and prayers. I can't imagine how you are feeling right now - I hope you can find the strength to endure.
Thinking of you - hang in there!

Melissa

 

[Bina]

It is so hard to watch a family member struggling.....stay strong Deb, and best wishes.

 

[escargome]

Debi,
I cannot offer much advise, however I can offer prayer. And so, I shall continue to ask the Lord to give you and your dad strength to face the trials before you. May the Lord's angels walk beside your daddy and help him whenever he might stumble.

 

[zipper2]

Here's an update as of today, May 26...

Dad was placed on a feeding tube Saturday because:
1) He was too weak to eat
2) Claimed he wasn't hungry
3) Didn't want to eat

His abdomen is filled with fluid and of course, he remains in the hospital for now until his body can process all the drugs. He finished detox on Friday, but because he has no liver left, his body can't rid itself of the toxins alone. He is having the abdominal fluid drained (years of drinking made him look pregnant), and as of now, we have to take things one day at a time. He has limited cognition--partly because of the drugs, partly because his brain is damaged. We won't know the full extent of the damage until the drugs are out of his system and he regains some semblance of himself, if at all.

Please keep my family in your prayers. This is so hard on all of us, and I've found myself snapping at people. I hate being that way.

Continued prayers for your dad and this i can imagine tears you apart,just reading your update post on your dad is heaviness upon my chest
Stay strong,easier said then done and i'll up my thoughts and prayers for all of you.........God Bless.

zipper2 (DEB)

 

[njean]

Still saying prayers for your Dad Debi --- I hope he gets better soon!

Take care!

 

[hensylee]

Bless your heart. it is so hard to see them go through something that changes them from our parents to our children. You just come in to vent anytime you want to. that's our purpose for being here - to help each other. take care of yourself, too. love and prayers.

 

[Eva]

Debi,

So sorry for all these things happening in your life....but I know you are stronger than you think you are. Hang in there. The sun always shines no matter how long the night is.

You all are in my prayers.

 

[Cris N]

I feel like I'm in a quandary about how I should feel about all this. He brought this on himself, and I'm mad about that. I feel bad because he's my dad, but I feel bad for feeling bad because it's not like he has cancer--he has caused himself to be this way because of his addiction. Does that make any sense?

Debi, so sorry you're going through all this. I've been there too. Yes, he 'caused himself to be this way because of his addiction', but don't forget that alcoholism is a disease, just as diabetes is a disease. Some people don't get treatment soon enough to recover. My prayers are with you & you dad.