Today...

Im thankful for my loving family and everything they do
Im thankful that I got to spend my dads last 3 weeks of life with,him
Im thankful that Hayley is feeling better
Im thankful to be alive!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to pop in and say hi.

R.I.P. Dad

At approximately 4:30 a.m. this morning my father was called home. Thankfully it was painless(thanks to wonderful meds) and about 12 hours after my last post. He isn't suffering anymore and for that I am grateful. The last 12 hours were probably the hardest of all. He was suffering from terminal restlessness and we could hardly keep him in bed even though technically he should have been basically unconscious. Thanks to our wonderful Hospice nurse we were eventually able to get him to sleep and at 5 a.m. I was awoken by my neice, who had reason to believe he was gone.
I have to admit going in and checking was hard but at the same time peaceful. But there was other even harder moments.
Thank you for all your prayers.
Sara

The end is near...

Please pray it is painless and soon so he is no longer suffering...

Still hanging on

This has been tough. So tough. I've learned there are things I can do that I never thought I could.
But for now we are hanging on...if you could please pray for us!
Thanks,
Sara

8 days...

Is how long I was gone from my house. 3 is the number of days I will be home. In the 8 days I was gone I was able to spend tons of time with my dad. Helping him everyday. Things have definitely declined but for the moment he is stable and fighting.
For the moment I am going to relax with my husband and finally get some sleep!
Sara

Monday

Monday is the day I leave. I will wait for Hayley to come home from school and then I will take off.  I promised Hayley tonite when we were talking that I would come home for Halloween. As long as my dad is stable enough for me to be gone I will be home for 3 days. Then when I go back up I will bring Hayley and Scott for a night. Then after they leave it will be back to just waiting. And praying...for peace and acceptance. This is going to be very hard.