Dad and Chris update
Jun. 23rd, 2022 08:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sorchawenchDad's in a physical rehab hospital this week after falling and nearly breaking his hip. But his pain levels aren't being treated well enough (according to Edna, Dad's new wife). And she's afraid he's had another mini-stroke.
She got desperate enough to call my brother last night and ask for help. My brother is a Physician Assistant and can speak Doctor fluently, whereas Edna thinks she's being ignored. So Chris will talk to Dad tonight on the phone and try to convince him to sign the release of information records so he can make sure Dad's getting the care he needs.
And possibly see if Dad will agree to make Chris his temporary Medical Power of Attorney...which *I* see as a good thing. How Dad will view it is an unknown. Hopefully, he doesn't see it as giving up his power but will see it as having an ally on his side to argue for his medical care.
Chris, I imagine, isn't thrilled about being drug into this...he's been estranged from Dad since last November when Dad chose to get married without arranging it so that Chris and his family could attend.
I, honestly, am gleeful that he's being dragged into Dad's care. They need to talk, they need to heal their rift, and hopefully, my brother will be smart enough to let things go before we lose Dad and he learns the definition of regret.
She got desperate enough to call my brother last night and ask for help. My brother is a Physician Assistant and can speak Doctor fluently, whereas Edna thinks she's being ignored. So Chris will talk to Dad tonight on the phone and try to convince him to sign the release of information records so he can make sure Dad's getting the care he needs.
And possibly see if Dad will agree to make Chris his temporary Medical Power of Attorney...which *I* see as a good thing. How Dad will view it is an unknown. Hopefully, he doesn't see it as giving up his power but will see it as having an ally on his side to argue for his medical care.
Chris, I imagine, isn't thrilled about being drug into this...he's been estranged from Dad since last November when Dad chose to get married without arranging it so that Chris and his family could attend.
I, honestly, am gleeful that he's being dragged into Dad's care. They need to talk, they need to heal their rift, and hopefully, my brother will be smart enough to let things go before we lose Dad and he learns the definition of regret.
