Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:02:27 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/123289/1213250135.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/123289 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/1266938 Im going to go see my dads headstone today with my awesome mommy. It was put in last week.  My mom says its beautiful. Im excited. I just want to go sit with him and talk. Tell him how much I miss him but everything is going good. Life goes on, but he is in my thoughts everyday. I got the recor... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:30:52 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/1230892 It was the one month mark yesterday for the passing of my dad. I took it pretty hard. I cried myself to sleep. I havent cried this much since the day. I miss him so much. I watched a video of him that I took back at Christmas time and he looked so good. He was making us laugh as usual. It was kinda ... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:53:26 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/1186128 My dad died on July 5 around 5pm. I miss him so much, but know that he is watching over me, all of us. I can still feel him around especially at my moms house. We have taken turns sleeping at my moms to keep her company and help her do what she needs to do. I slept in her bed with her on my dads sid... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:08:54 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/1162181 Things are getting hard. Im scared. My dad now weighs only 103lbs, he is nothing but a skeleton. Hes not as coherant as he once was. He sleeps all day. Part of me wants him out of pain, but I feel like I just cant let go. Ifeel like I wont be able to handle it. How do you deal with someone being gon... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:30:16 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/888607 Well, things are going down hill a bit. My dad is in considerable pain all the time..we are back to the point where we cant hug him. His morphine is upped on a regular basis and he gives himself booster shots a couple of times a day. He is also on some oral pain killers...But on the positive side..h... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:30:59 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/824637 wow..its been so long...Its already Feb 15! crazy. Well, everything is going great. My dad and mom are doing awesome. They are in the middle of getting a new kitchen, and the finished product is weeks away! Its going to be beautiful! its at least in working condition, they didnt have thier kitchen f... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:42:10 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/749116 Its been a long time..guess I should check in...Things are going great. My dad is hanging in there like a champ! hes so strong, an inspiration to us all. He gets really tired, but that doesnt stop him. He still gets out and about..and does stuff around the house all day. He doesnt get much sleep, it... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:27:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/599250 So today is the 1 year anniversary of the day my dad got diagnosed..thats so awesome for all of us that we can say this on this day. Last night we went over some Long term /short term insurance info..my parents set up this last July, and the way it worked out is perfect! God has led them in all this... Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:59:48 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/591524 I got to spend a great night with my dad and brother. We went to the Jazz game, 6th row!! it was so fun! I couldnt keep my screams and hollars to myself..My dad is a huge basketball fan, and it was a moment I will cherish forever..He was cheering and getting so into the whole experience, which makes... Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:55:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/575062 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:12:39 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/561988 well, reality has slapped me hard in the face this past week...my dad is hurting. the cancer is spreading, we all knew this....even with the upped dosage of morphine, he is in pain.  he has been doing good for so long, that it felt like nothing was wrong. Im more scared than I ever have been in... Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:14:21 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/549593 Yesterday my dad informed me that he is upping his morphine dosage. He has been having pains this last week or so...ohhhh how it worries me...but he doesnt seen worried, just ready to be pain free again. He never chose to go back and get another catscan..to see how much progression has happened. Too... Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:46:07 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/530971 I have dedicated Tuesdays to go to my parents house, help them with what they need to have done, but most of the time it just turns into an evening of sitting around talking and laughing...oh and grubbin. Sometimes my brother and sister join us, and we watch Biggest Loser, its a favorite of ours rig... Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:10:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/123289/journal/519767 I was just browsing through this website, and it is so cool..It will be nice to vent my feelings every now and then. My mom has Parkinsons disease and my dad has Mesothelioma..It will be good to talk to people who are going through some of the same life ordeals. My family and friends are a huge supp... Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:17:39 +0100