I am so sorry to hear of your dad's hear attack. I echo the comments above and will be praying for God to uphold you all. Please keep us updated.

Morning Glory

Praying for you, your family, and your Dad!!

Gorgeous Pam - You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers!

Thank you for the wonderful words of advice regarding our families, Pam! I am working on putting those words into action since my folks are visiting now.

Halfstep Denise

Pam? How's your dad? And how are you doing sweetie? How's mom holding up?

Still praying....

Clio

Thank you everybody for your thoughts and prayers. I just got home after spending yesterday evening and all night with my Dad. He is still comatose with no chance of coming out of it, according to the neurologist and cardiologist. Really, the person who he was has died, and there is nobody left. He is on no IV fluids, no oxygen, no nutritional stuff or medications at all. His brain stem is still working sporadically and he is breathing tortuously on his own. His heart could give out again at any time...the docs say it could be 15 minutes or it could be another couple of days. If I had known that he had been down so long before CPR, I would have prevented it from being done, I think... But I dont know for sure.. so hard to know what to do.

It damn near killed me to be with him alone last night after my mom and brother went home to sleep. Dad is making dreadful sounds - groans - as he breathes and sometimes needs to be suctioned because of nausea when the RN's turn him. He sounds like his lungs are filling with fluid as well.

The neurologist took one look at me and said I was not to stay overnight with my dad again. I'm pretty much done in... I'm going to take a few hours of sleep now and then go back down there. My mom is relying on me and my brother (thank God he is here on vacation) for what to do....so many decisions to be made.

I wish there was a way we could help more than we are...

Ahhhhh.... Pam, my friend, I'm so sorry to hear this news. When you sit with your dad, try and remember good times and reminisce aloud with him.

My father was dying of cancer, and I sat with him all night one night, and he was much as you describe. I tried to recall as many good memories as I could, and spoke them aloud to him. Asking him if he remembered, and being as descriptive as possible.

I prayed aloud with him, for him, for me, and for my family. Even though at the time I was sure my prayers would be rejected at the doorway to heaven I had been so evil... This happened before I even made my way nominally back to Jesus.

Somewhere through that long night, there came peace for both of us.

Perhaps there is something in doing these things that will bring peace to you as well. I have lost my dad, and I know the pain that fills your heart. My eyes are tearing even as I type and he's been gone nearly 10 years now.

You continue to be in my prayers.

Clio

I had the opportunity to have prayer yesterday for the wife of an old friend. I think that the Lord provided the way for me to travel a couple of hours to Jacksonville where they live.........and I even got paid mileage to do so. Please know that you have a myriad of friends petitioning the Lord to place his arms of love about your whole family. We pray that He will send the Holy Spirit to comfort you and make you strong to face the future no matter which way it leads. Regards,Don

I had the opportunity to have prayer yesterday for the wife of an old friend.( She has Burkitt's Lymphoma) I think that the Lord provided the way for me to travel a couple of hours to Jacksonville where they live.........and I even got paid mileage to do so. Please know that you have a myriad of friends petitioning the Lord to place his arms of love about your whole family. We pray that He will send the Holy Spirit to comfort you and make you strong to face the future no matter which way it leads. Regards,Don

Pam, I am so sorry to hear about your dad! I didn't know! He, and you, are in my heartfelt prayers.

Dave