Another Update on Daddio
10/25/2008
I am back in Calgary now. I drove about a hundred million miles in the last month. I am tired as heck and I feel like I could literally die. Aside from that, here is an update on my Dad…
When he was first diagnosed they were able to put a stent in his bile duct to relieve some of the pain that was caused by a tumor blocking his bile duct. This resulted in his bile spilling into his blood and making him very uncomfortable and jaundiced. That worked great for a while, but now the stent is blocked and the doctors opted not to take any further action. What this means is that he will get real sick now and probably go into a coma. Then he should die shortly after that.
Dad is still able to talk to us and make jokes. He has had lots of visitors and someone has been at the hospital at all times. He is starting to get a little delirious because of all the medication he is taking. But we are all just trying to soak up the last days that we have with him.
Today he broke down crying and told us how important it is that we “grab hold of Jesus”. What a great way to go! He loves God so much and he is going to go be with Him soon.
Please pray for all of us. I get the feeling like this is going to be much harder on us that it is on him.
