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tomorrow is the 1 month mark. Man time sure has flown by. I wanted to tell how it happened with Dad. I hope that is ok with you guys but just felt like it is time to share.
As you guys know I think, they stopped dads' transfusions on April 5th. the Dr said he had maybe a month even if she continued those. He was so weak that day at the dr. He hugged his favorite nurse like he knew he would not see her again. Anyway he got to where he would not eat more than a bite or 2 at a time then towards the end he would only drink a tiny bit. He would get very confused especially the last few days.
The day he died was amazing really. I walked in the door and he said " hey old woman" I said "hey old man" and he laughed. I had been there about a half hour when some long time friends showed up. He told the older woman to give him a hug and he kissed her on the cheek. We all talked for a few minutes and he told his wife to take him to the bathroom. She put him on a walker with a seat and took him. I told the women that I didn't think he would be here by the end of the week. A few minutes had passed and my stepmom came out and got his little oxygen tank. Then she yelled for me with urgency in her voice. When I got to the bathroom she told me to hold his head up. Something had happened in a short time that he could not hold it up. I lifted his head and it was clammy. I told him to look at me. His eyes kind of rolled a little bit. I told him I had to get him off the toilet and if he could to help me which he did I think. I told him to put his arms around me while I got him up. His head rested on my shoulder and we took 2 steps backwards and I went to turn him around and his hand dropped off my shoulder. He was gone. I didn't know it at that moment. It was very fast.
I miss him terribly but God is so good. I had prayed every day and night for it to be fast and don't let him bleed out. I got both.
if this needs to be deleted I understand.
thank you all so much for your support over the last year. I pray they find a cure! soon!
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