Hey everyone. I know this isn't "nursing related"... but I'm not a premium member and so I can't post in the break room. It's just that I feel like I've gotten to know so many of you and you are all always such a good support system for me. My step-dad passed away yesterday and it just sucks.
He has been sick... COPD/chronic kidney failure/enlarged prostate.. you name it. But he kept trucking on and we really didn't expect this to happen like it did. He was 72 and was still working 32 hours a week. The coroner said it was probably a heart attack. My mom found him face down on the floor in his bedroom. His CPAP mask was still on... He had abrasions on his head from the fall... I guess he hit it on the nightstand. And abrasions on his neck and arm. I couldn't bring myself to look at him, but my sister is a brave soul and told me what she saw.
Anyway, if you could just think of us... my moms having a hard time and that is what makes this so hard for me.
I'm very sorry for your and your family's loss. My step-dad has become an important part of my and my children's lives, especially since my father has passed away so long ago that the children never had a chance to meet him.
I will be thinking about all of you in your time of need.
I'm so sorry, luv. What a blow to you and your mom and the whole family. I'll remember you in my prayers. Losing a parent really can shift the ground beneath your feel. :icon_hug::flwrhrts:
He had abrasions on his head from the fall... I guess he hit it on the nightstand. And abrasions on his neck and arm. I couldn't bring myself to look at him, but my sister is a brave soul and told me what she saw.
Blee O'Myacin, BSN, RN
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I'm very sorry for your and your family's loss. My step-dad has become an important part of my and my children's lives, especially since my father has passed away so long ago that the children never had a chance to meet him.
I will be thinking about all of you in your time of need.
((Hugs))
Blee