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Good Morning,
After the way the COVID thread went and the direction I've seen TAW take, I've really tried not to post here. It's a shame because I miss so many people and have really wanted to be here. However, I'm really uncomfortable with the degree to which some posters have gone to create a place where the subject cannot be discussed without feeling like heretics and friends of the harlot of Babylon for being vaccinated or masked. So, I'm definitely done talking about it. I don't think I'll have much more to say as what I say is laughed at or cast off.
But I'm breaking my silence to ask for prayers from folks like Father Matt, Laura, Anhelyna, and so many other buddies. My dad fell exactly one week ago and BADLY broke his hip. It was a very profound break and we discovered he had a ton of osteoporosis in his bones as well that helped make the bone snap possible. He fell in his living room and it was nasty. My dad is a 74-year-old Vietnam vet, a tough guy. I'm 46, and in my 46 years I have never heard him cry out, complain, or admit to pain. I've seen him go through heavy surgery, he's fallen off of electrical poles, had knee surgery, cut himself open severely, you name it. He's been through the mill in his life. But when he fell, he cried out and was in so much pain. He is a tall (not fat) guy. 6'5" like me. The ambulance guys couldn't get him into the ambulance without killing him with pain, so they called the fire department. It was horrible. It traumatized my mom. The hip was not only broken, but heavily dislodged. I saw them prepping him for surgery and he cried and begged the RN's for mercy and was so desperate. I stood there crying for the first time in years. It was horrific.
After surgery, his pain went through the roof and he was "supposed" to walk on it the following day. No such luck. The next day, no such luck. Fast forward to day seven since the accident....no such luck.
My dad is now in a temporary convalescent hospital recovering and rehabbing. It's slow going and the projection is possibly 3, maybe even 4, weeks until he can get out and go home.
Meanwhile, my mom is at home with Parkinson's and mobility issues. My wife and I are living between my mom and dad after work and we're all hanging in there. It's hard though. My own back pain and other issues are exacerbated right now. I'm managing stress through our faith and prayer. My kids are helping out also.
I'm asking for prayers for William (dad) and Sally (mom). The biggest problem right now is they love and miss each other. They're both depressed about being apart. It's really beating them up. My mom emotionally is hurting with ups and downs.
I want my dad out of that place as soon as humanly possible. Thankfully, I have a wife who is a Nurse Practitioner who looks in on him and checks wound status, vitals, meds, and overall condition. Thank God for Kate!
I miss everyone, even the people here who think me a COVID heretic. I'd love to put aside the rancor for a while. I came in here today and wanted to post and still saw another person starting a COVID thread. So frustrating. I've wanted to post in here asking for prayers for a week now but felt just uncomfortable. To my online Orthodox buddies, please pray for our family if you don't mind.
After the way the COVID thread went and the direction I've seen TAW take, I've really tried not to post here. It's a shame because I miss so many people and have really wanted to be here. However, I'm really uncomfortable with the degree to which some posters have gone to create a place where the subject cannot be discussed without feeling like heretics and friends of the harlot of Babylon for being vaccinated or masked. So, I'm definitely done talking about it. I don't think I'll have much more to say as what I say is laughed at or cast off.
But I'm breaking my silence to ask for prayers from folks like Father Matt, Laura, Anhelyna, and so many other buddies. My dad fell exactly one week ago and BADLY broke his hip. It was a very profound break and we discovered he had a ton of osteoporosis in his bones as well that helped make the bone snap possible. He fell in his living room and it was nasty. My dad is a 74-year-old Vietnam vet, a tough guy. I'm 46, and in my 46 years I have never heard him cry out, complain, or admit to pain. I've seen him go through heavy surgery, he's fallen off of electrical poles, had knee surgery, cut himself open severely, you name it. He's been through the mill in his life. But when he fell, he cried out and was in so much pain. He is a tall (not fat) guy. 6'5" like me. The ambulance guys couldn't get him into the ambulance without killing him with pain, so they called the fire department. It was horrible. It traumatized my mom. The hip was not only broken, but heavily dislodged. I saw them prepping him for surgery and he cried and begged the RN's for mercy and was so desperate. I stood there crying for the first time in years. It was horrific.
After surgery, his pain went through the roof and he was "supposed" to walk on it the following day. No such luck. The next day, no such luck. Fast forward to day seven since the accident....no such luck.
My dad is now in a temporary convalescent hospital recovering and rehabbing. It's slow going and the projection is possibly 3, maybe even 4, weeks until he can get out and go home.
Meanwhile, my mom is at home with Parkinson's and mobility issues. My wife and I are living between my mom and dad after work and we're all hanging in there. It's hard though. My own back pain and other issues are exacerbated right now. I'm managing stress through our faith and prayer. My kids are helping out also.
I'm asking for prayers for William (dad) and Sally (mom). The biggest problem right now is they love and miss each other. They're both depressed about being apart. It's really beating them up. My mom emotionally is hurting with ups and downs.
I want my dad out of that place as soon as humanly possible. Thankfully, I have a wife who is a Nurse Practitioner who looks in on him and checks wound status, vitals, meds, and overall condition. Thank God for Kate!
I miss everyone, even the people here who think me a COVID heretic. I'd love to put aside the rancor for a while. I came in here today and wanted to post and still saw another person starting a COVID thread. So frustrating. I've wanted to post in here asking for prayers for a week now but felt just uncomfortable. To my online Orthodox buddies, please pray for our family if you don't mind.
