my Dad's Health concern

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

RE: my Dad's Health concern

Krypto · Mighty Morphin Prayer Warrior

Jay,

I'll be praying for you father.....

Steve

TaterHead · Defender of Truth, Justice and the American GAY!

I am still praying for all of you, Jay. God bless your whole family.

May God be with you in all that you do as He walks through this firey trial with you.

Mama Lisa · Sun Jul 2 12:13 PM, 2006

Continuing to pray, Jay.

How are you & your mom holding up?

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

Mom and I are trying to be Dad's earthly Solid Rock, he can lean on. Though I must admit it is so hard

to see him so weak.
He is very tired at times and sleeps so much, must be from this new treatment plan and its only just been the 1st week.

JAY

TaterHead · Defender of Truth, Justice and the American GAY!

I know what you mean...

It is so hard to see your DAD, a man that you sometimes see as your "superhero protector", in such a weakened state of health. You feel so LOST as to what to say or do that can make him feel better. It's like the firm, stable ground beneath your feet is giving way, and your spirit goes into a free-fall of emptiness. You feel hollow and alone as you watch your old man, the man who always did his best to take care of you, slowly crumble apart as he fights this MONSTER within him that is trying to take him away from you and your mom...

It takes all your strength, at times like these, to pray for a miracle...much less for some peace to be given by God to both you and your old man for, at least, ONE night's restful sleep.

I really feel for you, Jay. My prayer is that you will never forget...that no matter what happens...

GOD IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

UPDATE

in the last couple weeks or so my Dad has had an increasingly difficult time swallowing most ALL foods. The doctors feel its an effect from the radiation, and the 2 prescription medicines they've given him sadly he could NOT tolerate, so in turn he's lost about 10- 12 lbs. We [Mom & I] are doing our best to feed him soft / liquids he can eat including the "protein" drinks like Ensure Plus

Please continue to keep him in your prayers.

JAY

nateblack · Senior Member

I'm so sorry he's suffering so much. I'm praying for you guys. He is certainly blessed to be surrounded by so much love.

TaterHead · Defender of Truth, Justice and the American GAY!

With my dad, we had to give him Ensure, too. It was very hard to get him to drink even THAT after a while. I hope and pray that your dad does better and gets better real soon.

May the Lord God of Heaven bring down healing rain upon your father, and strength and mercy to all of your family.

aircargoman · Senior Member

Prayers for your dad Jay... recovery and peace.

Best regards from SoCal

Dave

Mama Lisa · Thu Jul 27 12:20 PM, 2006

I'm praying too, Jay.

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

JAYofFL wrote:

my Dad has begun his Radiation & Chemo plan: on June 28th

He is receiving 2 radiation treatments daily~(1 in the morning & 1 in the afternoon) 5 days a week for 6 weeks and on each Friday immediately after the morning treatment~ He is to receive his Chemo treatment.

JAY

UPDATE

Dad ends the RADIATION part of this latest treatment plan tomorrow, Thursday August 10th.......none too soon.
The past couple weeks he has had some awful days were he has been quite nauseous(spell.) and very very TIRED.
He has one or possibly two chemo sessions left then a new CT scan will be done to determine what IF anything remains of the original tumors.

Please keep my Dad in your prayers in the days ahead.

JAY

Mama Lisa · Thu Aug 10 7:18 AM, 2006

Praying for the tumor to be gone, Jay! Also praying for you and your mom. This has been tough on all of you, I'm sure.

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

UPDATE

in the last 3 weeks or so my Dad has had an increasingly difficult time swallowing most ALL foods. It's a direct result from the radiation.
sadly he could NOT tolerate some of the meds to help his pain, so in turn he's lost about 10- 12 lbs.
We [Mom & I] are doing our best to feed him soft / liquids he can eat including the "protein" drinks like Ensure Plus

His doctors have prescribed various meds for his PAIN, nausea & vomiting, but because his throat is sore they even hurt going down. :sad: and now that his weight loss has reached nearly 25 lbs on a minimal diet...healing has slowed from the radiation too.
He goes tomorrow for 2 units of BLOOD and he has to make a real effort after that to try and eat in the next 7 days or so. His doctor wants to see "improvement" next week or there's the possibilty of a temporary feeding tube to get the necessary nutrition above & beyond what he is eating.

The CT & PET scans will be done once his body heals & recovers from the extensive radiation, about 4 weeks.

Please continue to pray for my Father, my Mother and myself as we as a Family face this recovery challenge that lies ahead.

JAY

TaterHead · Defender of Truth, Justice and the American GAY!

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for being a God of love and mercy and compassion. You have shown all three and much more to Jay's father. He is getting better because of You. You must continue to bless him with strength and better health. Make him have complete deliverance from cancer. Come underneath him and lift him back up to a good life. Bless his whole family and show him that he has done a good job in raising a good man like Jay. Make blessings come down in full force upon this good family. For in Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

Mama Lisa · Thu Aug 17 7:58 AM, 2006

I'm praying for your family, Jay. I think of you all often. Remember we are here for you!

Mama Lisa · Sat Aug 19 9:42 PM, 2006

Praying for your mom & dad, too!

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

UPDATE

DAD sees his Doctor today at 2:30 PM, perhaps some "hard choices" regarding care may have to be made. I'm not sure that he would react the same way to other people helping to care for him, We{my Mom & I } feel so powerless at this point....

I am afraid........

with

Dad is not progressing as I think he should be{not even close to the "timeline" the doctors & nurses have spoken about} now that radiation is over with, I am so scared that somehow.....I....We{my Mom & I } might be slowly losing him.

Please GOD give my Father the strength to heal & recover from this cancer & the medical procedures meant to "help" him.

JAY

Mama Lisa · Wed Aug 30 1:14 PM, 2006

Continuing to pray for your dad, Jay. Hang in there!

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

RE: Dad's Health [b]UPDATE[/b]

Mama Lisa · Wed Aug 30 8:12 PM, 2006

RE: my Dad's Health concern

TaterHead · Defender of Truth, Justice and the American GAY!

Jay, all that I can say is that I know personally how hard it is to see your daddy getting eat up with cancer. You feel so helpless and pray to God that at least some relief can be shown to him. Just realize that you and your mom have done all that you've could do, and that his life is now in God's hands. The Lord will take care of him.

I hope and pray that a miracle will come out of all of this.

Take care of yourself and your mom. These times can put yourselves into a hospital bed, if you don't watch it and take care of yourselves, too.

With all my , I wish you peace, my friend.

Jeffrey

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

PRAISE GOD!!!!!

Dad was released from hospital early Sunday afternoon.

He had 2 areas of his esophagus that were burned from the radiation, so along with being fed he received IV meds to accelerate the healing process. He was so glad to get home and when doing so he had one of his "favorite" sandwiches and soup, followed later on by one of the 600+ calorie protein drinks. At supper time-for the first time in 2 1/2 weeks, he sat with Mom and myself and had same meal we were having too .

He has very specific activities he is "to do" to regain His strength correctly, and the hospital suggested ways to eat now that he is home too.

MOM & I are so glad to have him "Home", and most importantly he's regaining strength & weight again

PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JAY

24 fan tim · Live long and prosper.

Praise the Lord for the GREAT update!!!!!

May your Dad continue to regain his strength!

Mama Lisa · Mon Sep 4 10:25 AM, 2006

Jay, that is wonderful news! Just having him home is a huge blessings, but having him home & doing better is awesome! God is definitely working in your family's life! Thanks for updating us.

Darrel · Guru

I'm so happy for your father. I pray he continues to build up strength.

God bless you and your fam!
*hugs*
Darrel

TaterHead · Defender of Truth, Justice and the American GAY!

THANK YOU JESUS!

I am so happy to hear about your dad's getting better! I know how it is to come home from a long stay in a hospital. When my daddy got home from one, he wanted to eat his favorite foods, too. He said that he just couldn't stand one more day of hospital food!

May the Lord continue to help heal your dad of this terrible cancer, and to continue to bless you and your family as you all continue to take all of this one day at a time!

Jeffrey

ding72 · Senior Member

GREAT NEWS JAY!!! It is so nice to hear about good things happening!!

JAYofFL · Veteran Member

Dad had one minor setback, now he has had one that may become potentially a MAJOR setback and a heartbreaking one at that, seems that somehow with the lack of proper nutrients
needed for his healing & recovery from the many radiation treatments - my Father has begun to develop some form of dementia.

Mom & I have decided we can not care for him totally by ourselves- so we will be asking for assistance from our area Hospice group(s) when we are at his Weds. Sept 13 Doctor's appointment.

Please pray for our little family of 3 tomorrow near 4:00 PM EST FLORIDA time.......
also keep my Mom in prayer she fell today in the kitchen while trying to do things for my Father_____she is the "rock" of this family right now, I am doing MY best to watch out for her. I am so concerned for her.

& afraid

JAY

Mama Lisa · Wed Sep 13 5:27 AM, 2006

This really sucks for you guys, huh? I'm so sorry! Do you have any local support such as friends & neighbors who are willing to come in and at least give you & your mom a break?

The dementia can be so heartbreaking. I don't know if my mom has ever been diagnosed with Alzheimer's but for the past 10 years her memory has been failing. At this point, she doesn't know who any of us are, except my father. It's like saying goodbye to her really slowly over the last few years. "Granny" is gone; it's just that her body doesn't know it.

I wish we all lived closer so we could be there to lend physical support. But know we are with you in spirit.