This will be a short post today as it is 4:50AM and I functioning on very little sleep right now and need to get to the office as early as possible this morning. Tammy arrived at the hospital very early this morning and while she was there, she saw Dad's team of doctors and asked about the meeting today. They told her that they would meet with us at 1:00 in ICU. Tammy called us to let us know and we all prepared for what we expected would be a very long and exhausting day. Sheri and I headed to work early and handled business until about 10AM. It's just so hard to be working when our thoughts are constantly with Dad and our wanting to be with him. We arrived and spent the morning with Dad. There is a peace about him and he smiles constantly. He has told us that he wants to go home and this is why we are meeting with his doctors today. Dad is so peaceful today and he jokes with us and makes us laugh. We spend the morning just being with him and letting him know just how much we love him. Sheri, Tammy and I are so blessed to be able to spend the day with Dad and it is one of the best days ever with him since he has been in the hospital. At one point a new nurse starts her shift and Dad mouths that he wants ice chips. We look at each other, knowing that this just isn't possible. Dad is told that he can't have an ice chip and he puffs out his lip in that characteristic way and begins to cry and I say, yes you can Dad, I will get you an ice chip. The feeling of the room changes as Mom, Tammy and Sheri look at me like I am absolutely nuts! Sheri says, OK Miss Go To who can everything done. You get that ice chip for Dad and she tells Dad that Lynette is going to get that ice chip for him. All of this is done with great sarcasm as we know that he can't have one, but Dad believes I will get him that ice chip if it's the last thing I do. He smiles at me. Later that day, the doctors agree that Dad can have a couple of ice chips! I of course jump right in and tell Dad that I am responsible for getting those chips approved for him! Everyone laughs at my wanting to take credit for Dad's wish and he smiles as he looks at me, believing I had everything to do with getting that ice chip for him. It is a brief and humorous moment. At 1PM we meet with Dr. Sheikh, Dr. Whyte and Dr. Whyle to discuss Dad's wish to go home. They agree that this is not an unreasonable request as Dad has been through so much and he has fought so valiantly through it all. They explain to us that they will do everything they can to make this happen for Dad and for us. We tell Dad and he is so happy. He is ready to leave now, but we explain that the hospital although moving as quickly as possible right now, still moves very slowly. We tell him he will be home soon and promise he will soon be seeing his precious dogs, Nikki and Shadow. It is harder to leave tonight than any other night in the past 11 weeks, but knowing he will soon be home and at peace is all we need to keep us going another day. Please know that Dad is aware of all of the love and prayers of everyone out there. Although you have been so involved in his road to recovery, we must ask that you allow us the privacy our family now needs to get through his journey home. He expressed to us that he only wants to be with his family right now and we must respect his wishes. We love you all and thank you for being there for our family. We plan to be with Dad every minute of every day and to keep him safe and secure in his wish to go home. God's peace and love surrounds us and keeps us all strong.
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