Dual meaning post title there. My uncle is not faring well. I was able to get the frozen protein shake in him, but other than that he is non responsive two days in a row. I have not given up hope, I won't do that after all I am as stubborn as he is.
Same deal with Ohtani (I need to pull that one out of the binder and replace it with a base card).
I purposely used blue for the text color tonight because that is how I am feeling. Frustrated, sad, angry, and just about everything else.
Very sorry to hear about your uncle. Keep the faith!
ReplyDeleteAnd these Chronicles cards are starting to grow on me with all these posts. The Ohtani is pretty cool.
A lot of the parallels are nice, really nice. The Holo is a basic parallel and not even denoted on the back as such, but you can clearly tell the difference. Thanks for encouragement!
DeleteKeep plugging, it's all you can do!
ReplyDeleteI like the Magnitude cards, I've heard some make fun of them but I think they're cool.
Hope things take a turn for the positive with your uncle.
ReplyDeleteMagnitude cared reminds me of Starting Lineups with the dirt base for the figure to stand.
ReplyDeleteReally hoping everything turns around for your Uncle.
Keeping you and your Uncle in my prayers and hoping things take a turn for the better. Your dedication to family is admirable and I know he'll get through this because of your efforts.
ReplyDeleteThe big problem I'm having is he has given up and wants to die. In his wisdom 3 decades ago he made it clear that sick/ill persons do not make rational decisions and he put his living will in place and kept it updated every five years or so. We last did it in 2018 before his cognitive issues were relevant. Since pulling him off the sleeping pills last year he was better cognitively and physically. Just last month started walking and standing again after not doing so in 3+ years. Wonderful, and as his full POA I am honoring what was his wishes which was under NO circumstance do we give up/pull the plug so to speak even though that is what he wants me to do now. He was wise and knew what he wanted and that once sick would not be able to keep that frame of mind. I completely understand what he was thinking back then and he was right. Living wills are important and rid one from having to make decisions based on purely compassion. That is what Hospice is for. I know that most people choose the opposite way to go without misery and suffering in the living wills, he didn't which also aligns with my own decisions regarding my life and choice. I want to be kept alive unless I am 100% and in writing that I am completely brain dead. Still yet this is so hard.... sickening. I've explained all of this to him, but he is only concerned about his current misery and does not understand that if he would only eat and drink everything (other than the taste thing) is recoverable 100%. He made a wise choice to make me the POA knowing I would keep it all business, but it is so hard even for me. I appreciate those prayers please keep them coming. It won't be long before his dehydration shuts down his kidneys, I am getting protein in him, just not enough fluids.
DeleteThinking about you and your uncle.
ReplyDeleteI wish Topps made more cards like this instead of lazily rehashing their old designs over and over again.