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Wanted to post an update on how my dad was doing so far
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 352586" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am so glad you went to see him!! Sounds like a great visit. I think tossing the orders about visitors out the window is great as long as common sense is used. HOW can visitors who lift his spirits hurt? If they help keep his spirits up then they are HELPING. </p><p></p><p>I am reminded of an old TV movie with Ed Asner as a guy who had cancer. Docs gave no hope, and he was really sick so he had a nurse. He decided to chunk what the docs said and handle it himself. He used lots of vitamins and humor. Movies that made him laugh out loud, funny books, etc... In the movie Ed has one home nurse who is all by the books, no humor at all, etc... So he has a tray with apple juice from a meal. When the nurse comes in she wants a urine sample for the doctor. He takes the container, pours his apple juice in it. Nurse comes in, sees it and freaks. It is cloudy, it is so dark, his kidneys have all shut down, so many things not filtered out, etc.... So he tells her it probably just needs to be filtered again - and drinks it! Nurse is revolted and makes a big fuss while he laughs his fool head off.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes it is only logical to ignore directions meant to keep you away from those you love, esp if you are sick like your day. Being depressed or just "down" can have a big effect on disease. Having a positive attitude will probably help as much as some of the medical things do. Doctors can forget that.</p><p></p><p>Still praying for the entire family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 352586, member: 1233"] I am so glad you went to see him!! Sounds like a great visit. I think tossing the orders about visitors out the window is great as long as common sense is used. HOW can visitors who lift his spirits hurt? If they help keep his spirits up then they are HELPING. I am reminded of an old TV movie with Ed Asner as a guy who had cancer. Docs gave no hope, and he was really sick so he had a nurse. He decided to chunk what the docs said and handle it himself. He used lots of vitamins and humor. Movies that made him laugh out loud, funny books, etc... In the movie Ed has one home nurse who is all by the books, no humor at all, etc... So he has a tray with apple juice from a meal. When the nurse comes in she wants a urine sample for the doctor. He takes the container, pours his apple juice in it. Nurse comes in, sees it and freaks. It is cloudy, it is so dark, his kidneys have all shut down, so many things not filtered out, etc.... So he tells her it probably just needs to be filtered again - and drinks it! Nurse is revolted and makes a big fuss while he laughs his fool head off. Sometimes it is only logical to ignore directions meant to keep you away from those you love, esp if you are sick like your day. Being depressed or just "down" can have a big effect on disease. Having a positive attitude will probably help as much as some of the medical things do. Doctors can forget that. Still praying for the entire family. [/QUOTE]
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