Thursday, September 23, 2004

I get a call last night at 10:30, which is unusual, especially from my parents, my dad has this thing about calling after 9 and does not do it. So when he called ten thirty last night I knew it was either my brother wanting something or it was bad news... well it was the bad news. My grandpa fell down 2 days ago and my aunt took him to the doctor and he had gained 15 lbs in one day...his kidneys have completely shut down. So that leaves one last option, dialysis. Which is something that my grandpa wanted to avoid as much as possible, and now it is a MUST. He has gone to the hospital this morning and should be about to go into surgery. Then this afternoon will be his first dialysis treatment. Then it will be 2-3 times a week. I am extremely worried and quite scared. My grandpa has not been in good health and it is rapidly deteriorating. He has been it the hospital twice in the last 3 weeks and has stayed in for about a week a piece. The first time was for water weight and they drained 1500 cc's of liquid off his lung and the second time was for a lung infection. Now, a week later he is back again for surgery. This time something that will be life changing and the final step in taking care of this problem. Well, I am off to the hospital to be with him. If you are a praying person I would greatly appreciate your prayers. He means the world to me and I hate to see him in this state. I will update as soon as I know something!

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