A Bumpy Start — A Better Day

Grateful that a night in the ICU gave dad his breath back

Aging is so complicated. Mix-in family dynamics, anxiety, and a pandemic raging and it makes it even more challenging.

We joke that dad has nine lives. He’s the boy who cried wolf again and again and again. He’s had more ER visits than I can remember.

We spent the day at the hospital, taking turns visiting with him, and trying to catch doctor drop-ins. He had a battery of tests and we’ll hopefully learn more in the next day or two.

There are some scary scenarios that could come his way. The test results will paint a more definitive direction we may need to take as a family.

Right now, he’s so much clearer and alert. The wheezing is gone and his worry has lessened. We always know he’s feeling better when we find him chatting with the nurses.

When we called after dinner to say goodnight, his nurse said, “Your dad’s doing great, he sure does loves to chat.”