Dad had surgery for an aortic aneurysm yesterday. The doctors have been measuring/watching it for several years.This year the size increased beyond where it should be. So he had to have surgery.
The surgery went well. He is doing well and should be discharged today or tomorrow.
We had instructions from dad to not see him the morning before surgery. He said it would stress him. (he didn't want to cry in front of us. he was certain he was going to die)
So the five of us sat in the waiting room while he had his surgery. The nurses thought it was funny he wouldn't allow us to see him........they also thought it funny that he had 5 daughters and no sons. I told them that we are why he is having to have heart surgery!
After we left the hospital me and one of my sisters went to the grocery store to get some stuff for dad. He has no food at home except bread, tea, bottled water, and peanut butter. He eats most of his meals out. So we stocked his kitchen with food for a few days.
After we left dads we went to the cemetery.
Neither of us like to go there alone. Moms grave sits down in a little isolated area close to woods. It just doesn't feel safe. So we went together and cleaned up the Christmas stuff.
Oldest son replaced my sump pump. It's working just fine!
I picked middle son up from the airport last night at 1 AM. He went to Breckenridge Colorado to ski. It's something he has always dreamed of doing. He said it was amazing!
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"5 daughters"
They are easy to make, you have a pattern in front of you.
I am so glad your dad's surgery was successful! I haven't been back to my parents' grave site in well over 20 years. It just hurts too much to see their names engraved on the stones. I am going to be cremated and have my ashes thrown off of a mountain in Colorado. Your son is lucky to have been able to go on a skiing trip out there. We go to CO every couple of years to sight-see. No skiing involved! Ha!
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