I haven't been so good at keeping a daily post on what I am thankful for. I am definitely thankful for a lot of things. Even in these hard times we face, I can find so much to be grateful for.
I hope all of my reader friends had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was spent with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. The next day we were shocked to find out that my husband's stepmother suddenly passed away. They moved to Kentucky over a year ago, where she's originally from, so they could be closer to her kids and grandkids. Her health wasn't always great and we had a feeling something was going on, but we had no idea it was going to lead to this so quickly.
Then the next morning, at 3:30am I received a phone call from my dad that I had to hurry to their house They live 40 minutes away. My dad said he needed to pee but it wasn't coming out and he felt like he was about to explode. Let me tell you, there's no traffic at 4am. I got there and he drove himself while I tried sleeping on the couch while my mom stayed in her bed. He came back a few hours later with a catheter and foley back installed. He's wearing that until Thursday. If he's able to go again on his own, great, if not he'll most likely need surgery. I'm praying for the best.
It's not easy watching as our parents are aging. It's quite frightening, actually. With my mom's stroke and Alzheimer's she can't take care of herself and if anything happens to her I'm the only child of theirs here in PA. It's all going to be left up to me and I'm not sure I'm mentally capable. Ugh! It's a lot. One day at a time, I suppose.
We are now in the holiday season and our decorations have gone up. It's just going to feel a little different this year.
God Bless you Dawn as you go through this. Peace be with you and one day at a time.
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