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During amnesia in hospital I kept calling my daughter "Mother"!!! Yikes!
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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 674565" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>When my Dad had his stroke, he saw all sorts of things. He was very perplexed and frightened and had a permanent frown affixed. He was normally a very smiling person. We called this his " Captain Ahab" period.</p><p>We could see him struggling to come out of his brain injured state. It was a very frightening time. When my sister would visit, he would concoct all kinds of escape methods and beg her to free him. His arms had to be tied down, he would try to rip out his lines. He would point to the rolling laundry bin and tell her to put him in it and on the elevator then take him home.</p><p>He had a fear of the sharps bin on the wall. Point to it and exclaim "You see that thing Leafy? It is evil."</p><p>I had come from Hawaii, to be with him. I made up the chair-bed and stayed nights over, holding his hand. If I let go, he would reach for me...it was a scary time, but there also were some very surreal and tender moments...... Then he slowly started to gain himself back.</p><p>Your post triggered those memories Serenity, it was a very difficult time for all of us, to see our dear father this way. I am sure it was so for your family. </p><p>Thank God, you are on the mend dear sister.</p><p>Thank you for sharing this.</p><p>I know too, when Daddy was in hospice and near his time, barely speaking, he looked up and called out to his mama.</p><p>She passed decades prior, a very painful prolonged death from breast cancer when Dad was just 11.</p><p>He was the strong, stoic, silent type, but I really think he was an empath protecting himself all along.</p><p>Continued healing to you dear.</p><p>(((Hugs)))</p><p>Leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 674565, member: 19522"] When my Dad had his stroke, he saw all sorts of things. He was very perplexed and frightened and had a permanent frown affixed. He was normally a very smiling person. We called this his " Captain Ahab" period. We could see him struggling to come out of his brain injured state. It was a very frightening time. When my sister would visit, he would concoct all kinds of escape methods and beg her to free him. His arms had to be tied down, he would try to rip out his lines. He would point to the rolling laundry bin and tell her to put him in it and on the elevator then take him home. He had a fear of the sharps bin on the wall. Point to it and exclaim "You see that thing Leafy? It is evil." I had come from Hawaii, to be with him. I made up the chair-bed and stayed nights over, holding his hand. If I let go, he would reach for me...it was a scary time, but there also were some very surreal and tender moments...... Then he slowly started to gain himself back. Your post triggered those memories Serenity, it was a very difficult time for all of us, to see our dear father this way. I am sure it was so for your family. Thank God, you are on the mend dear sister. Thank you for sharing this. I know too, when Daddy was in hospice and near his time, barely speaking, he looked up and called out to his mama. She passed decades prior, a very painful prolonged death from breast cancer when Dad was just 11. He was the strong, stoic, silent type, but I really think he was an empath protecting himself all along. Continued healing to you dear. (((Hugs))) Leafy [/QUOTE]
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