Dad is really reminding me of Vanessa when she was on heavy pain meds in the hospital in 2007. He'll start out a sentence and halfway through it he'll just fall asleep. About 10-15 seconds later, he'll start talking again. It may be a related thought to the one he started before sleeping or a new thought. It is not at all worrisome, just an effect of the medicine. But as Laurie stated earlier today, not necessarily the right time to be receiving guests. Dad gets interrupted 25 times a day with all sorts of care related issues. When visits are layered on top of that, it puts him on the spot a little bit to force himself awake and attempt to be social. Of course, this will all change soon when his pain meds are reduced.
Dad asked for a blessing last night. I was happy he asked. Doug Rich and I administered. Dad was told that there was purpose in this event and promised he would be blessed with sufficient health to accomplish his mission and purpose on the Earth. He was counseled to remember patience with recovery and forgiveness of others who might lack patience with his recovery. He was admonished to seek comfort and counsel through prayer and through the Word of God. I know the Lord loves him and is watching over our family.
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Thank you Andrew and Laurie for keeping us informed with your dad's progress. I'm very blog illiterate, but hopefully this will come through and you can share it with your dad. Please let your dad know of my love and prayers in his behalf. I know this must be very difficult, but better days are ahead. This would be a good time to remember Grandpa Howard and how he always said, "Don't we have fun?!" Even in the hard times, there are moments of fun. I hope we will be together as a family in the near future and can laugh together about this experience.
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