This week has been rough to say the least. Last Thursday my dad was admitted back into the hospital for kidney issues. It’s been a year ago exactly since he was in a coma and we all were having major PTSD over it. Fears and emotions were overwhelming at times. The memories and pain came flooding back. On Tuesday Dad had a biopsy done again on his kidneys to see where things are at. The biopsy would tell us 1 of 3 things most likely. One, dad has a disease that attacks the kidneys. If that was the case he’d need aggressive chemo medication to attack the disease then he’d need long term dialysis. Two, dad has scarring in the kidneys that is not be treatable so he’d need a transplant. Or 3, things are exactly were there were prior to getting sick this time and the sickness did no further damage. Yesterday we got the results and PRAISE GOD there as been no further damage! He doesn’t need dialysis or a transplant at this time. That bridge will eventually have to be crossed. He can’t live long term in the condition that he’s in now but we want to keep him at this spot as long as possible. Most likely the flu shot caused an infection in his kidneys because they are too fragile to break down the toxins in the vaccine. My dad has remained right at that line of needing dialysis and not needing it plus he has a mechanical valve in his heart so any little injection or sickness is critical for him. He has a small amount of kidney function left but the fact that he doesn’t have LESS function is amazing. All great news for now but there’s another scare going on in our family. The same day that my dad got his biopsy done, we found out that my papa has cancer. He had emergency surgery to attempt to remove the mass and we should have the biopsy results next week that tell us if they missed any of the cancer or not. On top of healing from surgery he was given a flu shot and big surprise, the next day he woke up with full blown flu symptoms. His muscles hurt so bad that he’s having a hard time moving and he’s cold sweating. Prayers for him would be appreciated. I hate seeing my boys in pain. It kills me but i have faith that we will get good news on papa just like we did with my dad. The bigs all had Thanksgiving parties at school yesterday. On Wednesday I deep cleaned one of our rent houses so that some friends can move in this weekend then we went to the creek with different friends. We call it “family creek night” and it’s one of our favorite things to do. On Monday i went to Tulsa to visit my dad in the hospital. I’ve managed to get most of my house done for the Holiday Home Tour and next week the kids do not have school so hopefully it’s pretty enough that they can play outside while I finish decorating. It’s been a busy week and when I look at my calendar I’m reminded that every week will be busy until after the New Year. I’m stressed about finishing my house for the home tour. Every inch has to be picture perfect. I am going to knock that all out soon so that I focus on Thanksgiving and eating my face off with the ones that i love ha. THEN i get to focus on all things Christmas with my family. Shopping, baking, crafting, Santa, Silver Dollar City, The Christmas Cruise, parties, cooking, caroling, ect. All things that i loooooove!
I hope that y’all have a great weekend and that your week wasn’t as crazy as mind.
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