Dad's Surgery

Well, it's been a rough week. My Father, who has been battling several other health issues blacked out last Sunday night. My mother thought that he was dead and called 911 while trembling and crying. They took him by ambulance to the nearest emergency department of the hospital and the doctors decided that some kind of infection in his intestinal tract was the problem and immediate surgery was required. He is 79.

Due to the fact that he's on blood thinners and meds for other ailments, they had to give him blood transfusions for a couple of days before they could do the surgery. The diagnosis was colitis and it was supposed to be a laproscopic colonic resection, but due to complications, he ended up having a full scale six hour surgery and ended up with a huge incision and a colostomy!

He's been in ICU for two days now and the doctors have explained that it was the only way to save his life, due to complications from his other health problems.

So, we've been to visit him in ICU and they plan to keep him there until he is more stable, but he is a 'very sick man' as the doctor said.

You never know in this journey of life, what obstacles are going to be thrown at you, but it's important to try and think positive and keep thinking forward without looking back and wondering "what if", etc.