Sparky-Watts
Banned
Sunshine's father has taken a turn for the worse. He's been battling emphysema for several years, and it's finally taking it's toll. He's in the end stages now, and has been on hospice care for going on 3 weeks now. I've been doing what I can for her and her mom, but it's too difficult for me to watch him die. I've watched too many people die in my years as a medic, and the final straw was my dad. Now all those memories of holding my dad's hand as he passed are coming back to me, and I gotta tell ya, I'm not dealing with it very well. I've been running back and forth from work to home to Caldwell (a couple hours south of here where they live) for a couple of weeks now, and getting about 2 hours of sleep in between, hence some of the odd times I've been posting lately.
Sunshine is holding up well, as is her mom. She's got two brothers and I can't stand either one of them, and they're not making things any easier by showing up now after 20-some years of not being there for her parents. Now they're pushing her mom into changing Dan's will before he dies to include them, and trying to take things from the house while she's sleeping (that's the other reason I've been down there, so Sunshine doesn't have to confront them). Of course, Laura, her mom, is too nice to lay down the law and is in danger of caving to their demands. This is all very strange to me, because my family is nothing like this. It isn't something I've experienced before, a family who is so dysfunctional and who preys on each other in times where they should be pulling together. It breaks my heart for Sunshine to have to deal with her dad dying and also with her brothers' greed.
Anyway, say a prayer for Dan, ask for the Lord to take him quickly to end his suffering. Say a prayer for Laura to give her strength to go on without him and to resist the deceptive advances made by her sons. And say a prayer for Sunshine, as she's not like the brothers and is there for her mom and dad, not for what they have to steal. Finally, if you have time, say one for me so that I don't meet my maker in my sleep behind the wheel.
Sunshine is holding up well, as is her mom. She's got two brothers and I can't stand either one of them, and they're not making things any easier by showing up now after 20-some years of not being there for her parents. Now they're pushing her mom into changing Dan's will before he dies to include them, and trying to take things from the house while she's sleeping (that's the other reason I've been down there, so Sunshine doesn't have to confront them). Of course, Laura, her mom, is too nice to lay down the law and is in danger of caving to their demands. This is all very strange to me, because my family is nothing like this. It isn't something I've experienced before, a family who is so dysfunctional and who preys on each other in times where they should be pulling together. It breaks my heart for Sunshine to have to deal with her dad dying and also with her brothers' greed.
Anyway, say a prayer for Dan, ask for the Lord to take him quickly to end his suffering. Say a prayer for Laura to give her strength to go on without him and to resist the deceptive advances made by her sons. And say a prayer for Sunshine, as she's not like the brothers and is there for her mom and dad, not for what they have to steal. Finally, if you have time, say one for me so that I don't meet my maker in my sleep behind the wheel.
Thanks for all the prayers.
