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Dad's stang...

sorry to hear mike..keep your head up it will be easier for your dad(hard for you)..my heart goes out for ya..


my mother goes in tomorrow to find out what to do about her shaking(uncontrollable tremors)..
this is what she originally went in for in October. they did a cat scan and found 2 brain aneurisms. they rushed her in and did surgery
before they exploded.. they have her on major seizure meds. but she still has the shakes(my mom had 42 staples in her head) .

they scheduled her to see a specialist that is from California and comes up to Washington once a month. now it seems a Lil scary to me that whatever is going on we don't even have someone in our own state to help her. sucks!!

so im right there with ya buddy, trying to enjoy what i can. trying hard to not break down and cry when i look at her.. when i stopped by yesterday to see her she was trying to give me some stuff from around the house,it was extremely hard.. so i have an idea of that feeling when they start to give away stuff..
 
Hang in there, Mike. Cherish every moment and every memory. Be there for your kids when they need to talk. We are all praying for you.
 
:booo::booo:

If there is anything I can do for you and your family Mike you got my number feel free to call anytime even if ya just need somebody to talk to out in the shop give me a ring
 
Mike,
sorry to hear things are going like they are. I went through the cancer and hospice thing with my mom a few years ago. It sucks and always will. Just remember now is the time to ask him anything, as there are many things i wish i had said and asked to my mom while i had the chance, dont hold back now is the time to tell him how you feel and felt. Hang in there. My prayers are with you and your family.

Troy
 
Thanks Guys I know I am not alone in this and many of you have had to deal with this in one form or another.

Bill I wish the best for your mom....
 
Its another day and I wanted to give an update for those who have been asking (and thank you).

My dad is doing pretty good but I can tell the chemo has taken its toll on him. Aside from the cancer itself he has lost allot of energy but he tells me he is is feeling better with each day as it leaves his system.

My folks have spent the last couple weeks getting all there affairs in order with a bunch of hard choices to make and my mom broke down again---all I can tell her is we as a family will get thru this.

My dad is rather excited as they are leaving Feb 21th and flying down to Pasadena(cali). The are going to drive over to Arizona for the Mariners spring training and visit family (we have them spread throughout cali). But he is super excited about the trip.

Now onto something cool.

My dad had asked all of us kids to pick something that we wanted that reminded us of him. When we talked about it I didn't have any idea what I wanted. My dad had spent a bunch of time digitizing our family albums and I came across these and I don't recall the day 100%.

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Those are me from 1973--ya crazy. That .22 rifle is the gun I learned how to shoot with and the gun my father taught me the proper way to use and treat a gun. When I saw those pictures I knew what I wanted.

I called my dad and talked with him and told him what I wanted. He said it was funny because 2 days prior he had gotten the gun out of storage and it was the only gun that was not stolen when my parents were broken into like 7 years ago.

So we had a family gathering yesterday and my dad surprised me..

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So my own sun will learn how to fire a real gun the same way I did..

Thank you everybody for the support..
 
holy crap that is awesome!!im sure your son will appreciate were it came from also.

no updates on stang> jeez! how about a windshield for that blue thing?

glad your dad doing all right im sure the trip down south will bring a smile to him!!
 
I wanted to give an update for those who have been asking.

I have been very lucky to be able to spend a bunch of time with my family/dad these past few weeks--been a blessing..

I am still struggling though with having to watch him diminish from what he was a couple years ago because he was soo damn sharp and now struggles with correct words and such at times. This is all due to the after effects of the chemo and we were hoping he was feeling a little better by now.

They left on there big trip and flew down to Cali yesterday where they will get a car and visist our family down there and then over to his big passion--spring training. He was absolutely thrilled as they got tickets for Jay leno and it just so happens that Tim Allen(one of his favorites) is a guest on the show.

I was hoping he had a chance to take his pony out but unfortunately he hasn't been feeling good enough to do so. But we did get out to start it up so he could hear it purr. So once he gets back on the first sunny day I am bailing and taking him for a cruise in the car.


So thats whats happening and thank you everybody for enjoying this little book I have written/shared to this point.
 
everything about all this just continues to show how great you and your family are. cool with the gun too. a family heirloom for sure. it is refreshing to see such a strong family. thanks for sharing. I will read any book written like this one. :awesomework:
 
hope they enjoy their trip...i have talked to jay leno(used to get his coker tires for him) before on the phone that guy is a true car fanatic..they used to do a trip on the set before taping,and people could sit in his chair.

hey mike i just got my pre registration from for the Colby cruize car show in Everett. its memorial weekend.. the cruise(first 400 cars),and dance is on may 27th,and the show is Monday the 28th.. this is a huge show..all of down town Everett will be closed down.

try and see if your parents will do this.maybe even you and your dad could do the cruise. it is a fun show put on by Seattle rodtiques..cool club. the mustang would get lots of respect..

my mom had another surgery on valentines day.. they used some laser knife to cut some nerves in her head(to try,and control her shaking). haven't seen any major effects ,but dam having my mom in a halo,and some guy cutting into her head again sucked.. at least it was a small incision. the big surgery put 40 staples in her head.. we should have a nw-wheeler parents day.. we can take all of our parents to do something mellow(im sure most of them cant be bounced around anymore)
 
My dad has been trying to enjoy his trip and gotten some time to watch spring training.

My mom yesterday let me know (he didn't want any of us to worry) yesterday he has been experiencing some pain in his lower back the last few days and been getting worse. At this point I don't know if its caused by the growing tumor or not but I suspect so. I was hoping I would have more time before he started having any problems. Before they left my dad gave me keys to everything so if I wanted I could come take the pony for a few days or just a drive but the weather has just been too awful to take the car out.

My dad just let me know they are on there way to the ER I believe in arizona some place. I do hope its nothing big but I do fear the worse..
 

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