Hello everyone, Flames here.
Apologies for lowering everyone's mood, causing depression or any other adverse affects of reading this.
My Grand Father is in hospital and may not come out breathing. He is 85 years old and has had several strokes, broken many bones, had breathing problems, fallen onto sharp rocks, been in car crashes, brought up children and grandchildren, run several businesses, operated dangerous machinery, built warships and put out incendiary bombs, surviving everything the world has thrown at him. It seems now that his constituent parts are finally wearing out.
He has been in hospital many times before and bounced back each time, almost fully recovering from every stroke through force of will and perseverance, but it looks like even those have run out.
I have known my Grand Father for almost all of my 21 years in this world, and I had hoped he would see me through several more. It was he who taught me to value what I have and not burn bridges in moments of frustration, he who showed and helped with most of the wood work and other little projects I undertook and he who considered himself in my dept for pushing his wheelchair, despite everything he has done for me.
He always loved being on boats. Even in recent years when his health hasn't allowed him to go on the water, he has continued to attend boat owners meeting and had an active role in the community. He has continued to listen to the shipping radio and keep track of tides and movements.
Recently, he decided to occupy himself by learning to use a computer, a cause of hilarity when he locked the task bar up the side of the screen and it took me some time to put it back. It was always my pleasure to teach him internet browsing and file management and the skills I developed during those sessions are now the basis for my self employment.
I am of course greatly upset that he might not be around much longer and am hoping that against the odds he pulls through again, but I think this is something I am going to have to come to terms with.
That's my little vent done with, anyone have similar experiences they want to share or have any advice that might help?
Apologies for lowering everyone's mood, causing depression or any other adverse affects of reading this.
My Grand Father is in hospital and may not come out breathing. He is 85 years old and has had several strokes, broken many bones, had breathing problems, fallen onto sharp rocks, been in car crashes, brought up children and grandchildren, run several businesses, operated dangerous machinery, built warships and put out incendiary bombs, surviving everything the world has thrown at him. It seems now that his constituent parts are finally wearing out.
He has been in hospital many times before and bounced back each time, almost fully recovering from every stroke through force of will and perseverance, but it looks like even those have run out.
I have known my Grand Father for almost all of my 21 years in this world, and I had hoped he would see me through several more. It was he who taught me to value what I have and not burn bridges in moments of frustration, he who showed and helped with most of the wood work and other little projects I undertook and he who considered himself in my dept for pushing his wheelchair, despite everything he has done for me.
He always loved being on boats. Even in recent years when his health hasn't allowed him to go on the water, he has continued to attend boat owners meeting and had an active role in the community. He has continued to listen to the shipping radio and keep track of tides and movements.
Recently, he decided to occupy himself by learning to use a computer, a cause of hilarity when he locked the task bar up the side of the screen and it took me some time to put it back. It was always my pleasure to teach him internet browsing and file management and the skills I developed during those sessions are now the basis for my self employment.
I am of course greatly upset that he might not be around much longer and am hoping that against the odds he pulls through again, but I think this is something I am going to have to come to terms with.
That's my little vent done with, anyone have similar experiences they want to share or have any advice that might help?