Caring for Dad – Healing Myself

-+*You never know what helpful nugget you may find in hospital educational information. Usually, I comb available materials for practical ideas and medical insights. But, while waiting for my dad’s rehab session to begin, I picked up a booklet, “What to Expect: Recovering from Stroke” and it contained the most profound statement. “We may feel an intense sadness because our loved …

-+*When a loved one goes into the hospital, those closest to the patient have an awful lot to deal with. If you are a spouse, or parent, or child, you may be the one bearing the greatest responsibility. In the first few days of a hospitalization, the situation may progress slowly or it may move quickly. Either way, families are …

-+*I have yet to visit a hospital campus that doesn’t tax even the most clear-headed person. I often wonder if the configuration of parking garages and hospitals are built as some kind of intelligence test. I parked on level purple 6 and I have to make my way to the third floor of the garage, which is a different floor number …

-+*I had just written a blog post about living without regrets and that things can change in a moment. That same evening, the hospital tracked me down and left a voicemail that a man with my father’s name was in the neuro ICU of the region’s largest teaching hospital. If I was this man’s family, could I contact them. If …