Prayer request for my FIL
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:02 am
I'm usually a pretty private guy when it comes to my family, but I would like to reach out and request a little prayer help from anyone who would care to.
My father in law Al is a really nice guy. He is full of life, always willing to help, and at 82, could outwork men half his age. These recent years have caught up with him however, and he has started to slow down and have the issues that people of his age tend to. He is a snowbird, and against all of our concerns for his health, was determined to get down to his place in Florida. He left in November, and ended up in the hospital soon after he got down there. A lot of swelling in his arms and legs, and they didn't know what to do about it. He kind of beat that, but ended up back in the hospital shortly before Christmas. He ended up with a couple stents, and we thought he was on his way.
He was determined to get out of the hospital by Christmas, and the hospital obliged him. Despite his weakened state, he was determined to attend the Christmas dinner at the park where he lives. He ended up falling while trying to climb some stairs. People got him back to his place, and he was in so much pain he laid in a bed for days, unable to sit up or do anything for himself. I fear he was too stubborn to admit anything was wrong.
Somehow a nurse was finally brought in and they did an xray. They found that he had broken bones in his hip in a couple places. They then brought him back to the hospital, where he is now waiting for surgery. My wife has been going through a turmoil of emotions, blaming herself for not being able to keep him up in NH, and for not being down there while all this was going on. Today we got her and her sister on a plane to go down there to be with their father.
I feel so bad for my wife and her sister. They lost their mother at 66 years old suddenly a number of years back, and their father is all they have left. If you could say a prayer for Sandy, Susan, and their father Al, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Glenn
My father in law Al is a really nice guy. He is full of life, always willing to help, and at 82, could outwork men half his age. These recent years have caught up with him however, and he has started to slow down and have the issues that people of his age tend to. He is a snowbird, and against all of our concerns for his health, was determined to get down to his place in Florida. He left in November, and ended up in the hospital soon after he got down there. A lot of swelling in his arms and legs, and they didn't know what to do about it. He kind of beat that, but ended up back in the hospital shortly before Christmas. He ended up with a couple stents, and we thought he was on his way.
He was determined to get out of the hospital by Christmas, and the hospital obliged him. Despite his weakened state, he was determined to attend the Christmas dinner at the park where he lives. He ended up falling while trying to climb some stairs. People got him back to his place, and he was in so much pain he laid in a bed for days, unable to sit up or do anything for himself. I fear he was too stubborn to admit anything was wrong.
Somehow a nurse was finally brought in and they did an xray. They found that he had broken bones in his hip in a couple places. They then brought him back to the hospital, where he is now waiting for surgery. My wife has been going through a turmoil of emotions, blaming herself for not being able to keep him up in NH, and for not being down there while all this was going on. Today we got her and her sister on a plane to go down there to be with their father.
I feel so bad for my wife and her sister. They lost their mother at 66 years old suddenly a number of years back, and their father is all they have left. If you could say a prayer for Sandy, Susan, and their father Al, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Glenn
