Should be at wedding, but...

[Guest guest]

Hi all --

I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself because Dad and I are not in

Indianna for his grandson's wedding (my nephew).

Instead, Dad is in the hospital being treated for bacterial pneumonia

(sp?). We were both so looking forward to celebrating this day. But

LBD throws us this nasty curve bringing on sadness when there should

be joy. (all right it may not be directly caused by LBD, but certainly

made him susceptible.)

My younger brother offered to be the one to stay with Dad, but I knew

I would just be so upset that Dad was not at the wedding, that I would

sob through it and bring everyone down. This lovely young couple

don't need these sad and troubled emotions I would bring.

So I sit here at my computer sobbing so hard I can hardly see the

computer screen. My friends are out of town and I have only your

shoulders to cry on.

The emotions are worse because I had very little sleep. I stayed w/

Dad who had to pee every 60-90 mins -- but was too confused to call

the nurse. ANd I needed to be his advocate since he's not at his

regular hospitl where they have volumes of information on his

condition.

And of course with illness, the hallucinations are very, very active

now -- and this follows 6 weeks of extremely good cognition. So I

wonder if this will set him back for some time.

So I sit here feeling sorry for myself when I should be taking a nap

to fortify myself for this evening with Dad. Oh, well, I guess I

needed a good cry even more.

Thank you all for being there for me.

Lori

Detroit

[Guest guest]

Lori,

I am so sorry to hear you are at a heartbreaking momement, but want

you to think about a few things...

1. All things look better after a good night's sleep.

2. Your Dad's worsened hallucinations may very well be caused by

the infection, and hopefully will abate when the antibiotics do

their job.

3. While it's very hard to do, it's not a far stretch of the mind

to consider that your father is where he needs to be (in the

hospital) and that there's no mourning to be done if he is getting

exactly what he needs (medical care).

And remember that we are here, 24/7.

> Hi all --

>

> I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself because Dad and I are

not in

> Indianna for his grandson's wedding (my nephew).

>

> Instead, Dad is in the hospital being treated for bacterial

pneumonia

> (sp?). We were both so looking forward to celebrating this day.

But

> LBD throws us this nasty curve bringing on sadness when there

should

> be joy. (all right it may not be directly caused by LBD, but

certainly

> made him susceptible.)

>

> My younger brother offered to be the one to stay with Dad, but I

knew

> I would just be so upset that Dad was not at the wedding, that I

would

> sob through it and bring everyone down. This lovely young couple

> don't need these sad and troubled emotions I would bring.

>

> So I sit here at my computer sobbing so hard I can hardly see the

> computer screen. My friends are out of town and I have only your

> shoulders to cry on.

>

> The emotions are worse because I had very little sleep. I stayed

w/

> Dad who had to pee every 60-90 mins -- but was too confused to

call

> the nurse. ANd I needed to be his advocate since he's not at his

> regular hospitl where they have volumes of information on his

> condition.

>

> And of course with illness, the hallucinations are very, very

active

> now -- and this follows 6 weeks of extremely good cognition. So I

> wonder if this will set him back for some time.

>

> So I sit here feeling sorry for myself when I should be taking a

nap

> to fortify myself for this evening with Dad. Oh, well, I guess I

> needed a good cry even more.

>

> Thank you all for being there for me.

> Lori

> Detroit

[Guest guest]

> Hi all --

>

> I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself because Dad and I are not

in

> Indianna for his grandson's wedding (my nephew).

>

> Instead, Dad is in the hospital being treated for bacterial

pneumonia

> (sp?). We were both so looking forward to celebrating this day.

But

> LBD throws us this nasty curve bringing on sadness when there

should

> be joy. (all right it may not be directly caused by LBD, but

certainly

> made him susceptible.)

>

> My younger brother offered to be the one to stay with Dad, but I

knew

Hi, really sorry to hear that your dad is not well and that you

are missing your nephews Wedding, It seems so unfair that when there

is a chance for some happiness that something has to get in the way.

Take care and know that others are thinking of you

> I would just be so upset that Dad was not at the wedding, that I

would

> sob through it and bring everyone down. This lovely young couple

> don't need these sad and troubled emotions I would bring.

>

> So I sit here at my computer sobbing so hard I can hardly see the

> computer screen. My friends are out of town and I have only your

> shoulders to cry on.

>

> The emotions are worse because I had very little sleep. I stayed

w/

> Dad who had to pee every 60-90 mins -- but was too confused to call

> the nurse. ANd I needed to be his advocate since he's not at his

> regular hospitl where they have volumes of information on his

> condition.

>

> And of course with illness, the hallucinations are very, very

active

> now -- and this follows 6 weeks of extremely good cognition. So I

> wonder if this will set him back for some time.

>

> So I sit here feeling sorry for myself when I should be taking a

nap

> to fortify myself for this evening with Dad. Oh, well, I guess I

> needed a good cry even more.

>

> Thank you all for being there for me.

> Lori

> Detroit

[Guest guest]

> Hi all --

>

> I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself because Dad and I are

not in

> Indianna for his grandson's wedding (my nephew).

>

> Instead, Dad is in the hospital being treated for bacterial

pneumonia

> (sp?). We were both so looking forward to celebrating this day.

But

> LBD throws us this nasty curve bringing on sadness when there

should

> be joy. (all right it may not be directly caused by LBD, but

certainly

> made him susceptible.)

>

> My younger brother offered to be the one to stay with Dad, but I

knew

> I would just be so upset that Dad was not at the wedding, that I

would

> sob through it and bring everyone down. This lovely young couple

> don't need these sad and troubled emotions I would bring.

>

> So I sit here at my computer sobbing so hard I can hardly see the

> computer screen. My friends are out of town and I have only your

> shoulders to cry on.

>

> The emotions are worse because I had very little sleep. I stayed

w/

> Dad who had to pee every 60-90 mins -- but was too confused to

call

> the nurse. ANd I needed to be his advocate since he's not at his

> regular hospitl where they have volumes of information on his

> condition.

>

> And of course with illness, the hallucinations are very, very

active

> now -- and this follows 6 weeks of extremely good cognition. So I

> wonder if this will set him back for some time.

>

> So I sit here feeling sorry for myself when I should be taking a

nap

> to fortify myself for this evening with Dad. Oh, well, I guess I

> needed a good cry even more.

>

> Thank you all for being there for me.

> Lori

> Detroit