Alexa
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hi guys. i obviously haven't been posting a lot... as soon as i posted in the fotd forum saying i would be posting a lot more, something absolutely.. ugh.
on wednesday morning, the day before thanksgiving, at 8 am, my dad was taken into the emergency room. as some of you may know and some may not, my dad has been battling liver cancer for just a little over a year now. my mom told me to stay home that morning because he'd be fine. so i kissed his head, said bye and that i'd see him later that day.
2 hours later, my aunt calls me and tells me that she's in my driveway. for me to come out and get in the car because my dad's very sick and my mom wants me to come in. the whole ride to the hospital, i had NO idea what was going on. i didn't talk the whole ride home, i just listened to my aunt call all of my mom and dad's closest sisters/brothers.
so, we get to the hospital. i finally get into my dad's room in the ER and i see my brother...bawling. i knew right then that something was wrong. my dad was just laying there..sleeping. my mom took me out of the room and i just asked her what was going on. and she said the words i will never forget. 'his whole body is shutting down...they told us he has 5 hours to live.'
needless to say..i pretty much lost it. i have never been that scared in my entire life. how was my mom going to be after this? how were we going to live without him. the rest of the day was pretty much spent with me sitting in the ICU waiting room..just staring at the tv with horrible thoughts going through my head. i mean, i'm only 16. i want my dad to be there when i get married. i want him to walk me down the aisle... i want him to see me graduate high school and overcome the depression i've been battling for 3 years.
anyways, that night, he was finally stable enough to be transferred to the northwestern memorial hospital in chicago. me, my brother and my mom all drove down that night to be with him. seeing my dad just laying in the bed, connected to all of these wires and tubes... it was so scary. i've been with him during all his other procedures and all the times he's been sick but i've never seen anyone like this. he couldn't even talk..nothing would come out right.
we found out then that his liver had failed. and because of that..his kidneys were going as well. he was also having problems with his blood pressure, blood sugar and a bunch of other things.
my sister, brother, brother in law, niece, nephew and my mom were all there with him for thanksgiving. my mom could not stop crying that day.. seeing my mom like this just makes me go insane. i can't stand it...and there's nothing i can do to help
he's been stable for 3 1/2 days now.. much longer than the 5 hours we were given on wednesday. the only hope we've been given in this situation is that because of how sick he is, he's been moved to #1 on the liver transplant list. he needs this transplant or he will die. he also might need a kidney transplant as well. they're trying dialysis and if they don't get better, the new liver also helps the kidneys to start working. but, if they do stop working as well, they can replace those when replacing the liver.
i'm asking anyone who believes in prayer to please pray for my dad. pray that he's able to get the transplant and that he makes it. his birthday is in two weeks...and i want him to be home for christmas so badly
i've never had a christmas without him. i just can't even imagine it.
so, please.. pray for him. even if you don't pray, keep him in your thoughts. it's obvious prayer has worked already for him because i truely believe that if it weren't for everyone praying for him on wednesday, he would not be here with us now.
thanks everyone for reading this
i really needed to get it typed out. i've been home alone since thursday night and just needed to get my feelings and everything out.
on wednesday morning, the day before thanksgiving, at 8 am, my dad was taken into the emergency room. as some of you may know and some may not, my dad has been battling liver cancer for just a little over a year now. my mom told me to stay home that morning because he'd be fine. so i kissed his head, said bye and that i'd see him later that day.
2 hours later, my aunt calls me and tells me that she's in my driveway. for me to come out and get in the car because my dad's very sick and my mom wants me to come in. the whole ride to the hospital, i had NO idea what was going on. i didn't talk the whole ride home, i just listened to my aunt call all of my mom and dad's closest sisters/brothers.
so, we get to the hospital. i finally get into my dad's room in the ER and i see my brother...bawling. i knew right then that something was wrong. my dad was just laying there..sleeping. my mom took me out of the room and i just asked her what was going on. and she said the words i will never forget. 'his whole body is shutting down...they told us he has 5 hours to live.'
needless to say..i pretty much lost it. i have never been that scared in my entire life. how was my mom going to be after this? how were we going to live without him. the rest of the day was pretty much spent with me sitting in the ICU waiting room..just staring at the tv with horrible thoughts going through my head. i mean, i'm only 16. i want my dad to be there when i get married. i want him to walk me down the aisle... i want him to see me graduate high school and overcome the depression i've been battling for 3 years.
anyways, that night, he was finally stable enough to be transferred to the northwestern memorial hospital in chicago. me, my brother and my mom all drove down that night to be with him. seeing my dad just laying in the bed, connected to all of these wires and tubes... it was so scary. i've been with him during all his other procedures and all the times he's been sick but i've never seen anyone like this. he couldn't even talk..nothing would come out right.
we found out then that his liver had failed. and because of that..his kidneys were going as well. he was also having problems with his blood pressure, blood sugar and a bunch of other things.
my sister, brother, brother in law, niece, nephew and my mom were all there with him for thanksgiving. my mom could not stop crying that day.. seeing my mom like this just makes me go insane. i can't stand it...and there's nothing i can do to help
he's been stable for 3 1/2 days now.. much longer than the 5 hours we were given on wednesday. the only hope we've been given in this situation is that because of how sick he is, he's been moved to #1 on the liver transplant list. he needs this transplant or he will die. he also might need a kidney transplant as well. they're trying dialysis and if they don't get better, the new liver also helps the kidneys to start working. but, if they do stop working as well, they can replace those when replacing the liver.
i'm asking anyone who believes in prayer to please pray for my dad. pray that he's able to get the transplant and that he makes it. his birthday is in two weeks...and i want him to be home for christmas so badly
so, please.. pray for him. even if you don't pray, keep him in your thoughts. it's obvious prayer has worked already for him because i truely believe that if it weren't for everyone praying for him on wednesday, he would not be here with us now.
thanks everyone for reading this
