My husband talked me into getting this quilt kit at the Columbus quilt show a couple of weeks ago and I just finished it last night! I’m pretty proud of it despite reversing the appliqué on accident and winging my quilt stitches.
And the nurse assisting him into my car said to me, “he’s your problem now”. She was joking, I know she was joking. Nurses are so important. They’re angels. But I’m 100% certain there was also some truth there as well, because my dad is an impatient, narcissistic man.
However, when I heard those words, all I could do was stare at her with my evilest eyes and say “okay”.
My 66 year old dad has a number of serious health issues, the majority of which stem from his heavy usage of cigarettes for most of his life. Despite this, he still continues to smoke, which I understand is not easy to quit, at all. So I will not die on this hill, although he likely will.
What's really getting me today, is that we spent 6 hours at the ER yesterday because he had severe lower back pain that I thought was a kidney stone, due to his need to drink Mt. Dew, rather than water. It wasn't a stone though, it was degenerative disc disease, likely caused by smoking. So I will add that to the list of reasons why cigarettes and Big Tobacco are evil.
He has a clogged artery and blood clot in his left leg that he's been managing for years, and there isn't anything to be done about either while he continues to smoke. When he was being examined in the ER, they weren't able to find a pulse in his left foot and he's had increased pain in that leg over the last week or so. Just moments ago, I asked him if I could get him anything from his bedroom and he asked me to bring down his medication because he should probably start taking them again.......
He hasn't been taking ANY of his life saving medications because they are so inconvenient for him to take. I just have no words, other than an urge to scream at the top of my lungs.