July 24, 2016
Julie, the boys and I met up with Aunt Joy, who's rental was just down the street from ours, for an early morning walk on the beach. We hiked down a lovely little trail and then searched the beach for sand dollars and sea shells.
On our walk back, we received an update from Mom. She told us that they had arrived back to Dad's room at 1:30am and he had a good night. She also told us that Dad would see the doctor later than morning and they would likely send him home from the hospital that day.
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So we decided to pack everything up when we returned from our walk and drive back to Portland, so we could be there when they would come home. Mom and Dad ended up getting home before us and then we sat with Dad while Mom picked up his prescriptions. He has several eyedrops and ointments that have to be given 4 times a day. And he's not allowed to lift more than a gallon of milk or do almost anything except rest. While we were at their house, Dad got up and got himself a Haagan Daz bar from the freezer. We happened to ask him at that moment how much he was allowed to lift. He laughed and said, holding up his ice cream, "Well, I can lift this!" ---He's got a long road to recovery ahead and will have to be seen by the eye doctor regularly for awhile. The doctors are not optimistic that vision in his right eye will ever return and he cannot open his eye lid on his own. For now we are just continually praying for his recovery and hoping for the best possible outcome. Thank you to everyone for your love and support for Dad and your continued prayers!
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So we decided to pack everything up when we returned from our walk and drive back to Portland, so we could be there when they would come home. Mom and Dad ended up getting home before us and then we sat with Dad while Mom picked up his prescriptions. He has several eyedrops and ointments that have to be given 4 times a day. And he's not allowed to lift more than a gallon of milk or do almost anything except rest. While we were at their house, Dad got up and got himself a Haagan Daz bar from the freezer. We happened to ask him at that moment how much he was allowed to lift. He laughed and said, holding up his ice cream, "Well, I can lift this!" ---He's got a long road to recovery ahead and will have to be seen by the eye doctor regularly for awhile. The doctors are not optimistic that vision in his right eye will ever return and he cannot open his eye lid on his own. For now we are just continually praying for his recovery and hoping for the best possible outcome. Thank you to everyone for your love and support for Dad and your continued prayers!
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