Imminent loss
My stepfather, whom over the last 15 years has been a model for me, is dying. He has COPD from a lifetime of smoking and been in and out of the hospital. He has always improved enough to go home, but this last round of hospital visits has been overly stressing to him and I do not honestly believe he will survive the year. The obstacles in his way are too strong and his health is worse than it has ever been. We are not sure he will get out of the hospital this time. I am worried for my mother as she has never been one to share emotion, and yet I can see it in her face and body language. I know she has already accepted the eventuality of his death, but it is a stressful time for her. I have little to offer her as my manager has already made it known that I cannot take time off to help. It’s a waiting game we all fear we’re losing.
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~ by Kasei Vallis on September 22, 2008.
