As Promised...

Well, had a helluva day... Big Cat came out and we tried gettin' Dad up, but his legs were too weak... So we were left with only one choice; calling for help. So a Fire Truck and Fire Station ambulance showed up, along with 6 incredibly nice guys. They helped Dad get on his feet, onto a chair thingy that could go down the three small flights of stairs and out onto the sidewalk. Big Cat followed behind as I rode in the back with Dad on the way to the hospital.

Thankfully he was admitted right away (this was around 2:30pm) but it took some time for the doc to see him. After several long, tense hours, Marco came out after work to see how Dad and I were doing. I'm glad he also joined us, seein' as we didn't end up leaving until close to 9pm.

The doc concluded that Dad has Cirrhosis (hence his stomach and feet swelling and weight loss due to not being able to eat caused by the pressure on his tummy) so he wrote him 3 prescriptions; two different water pills and an anti nausea one just in case. He didn't think Dad's condition was bad enough to keep him there over night and that this is all treatable because we caught it before it did any real damage. (That's the short version; will still need to start looking for a specialist, which is just so effin' fantastic seeing as Dad's being dicked around by Medicare so we have to look into other outfits for help.)

So we all convoyed back to the apartment and Marco helped make sure Dad made it up the last small flight of stairs to our landing and we got him inside okay.

Dad's home safe and I'm currently spending the night at the Rabble Rouser Headquarters in Altadena to unwind. It wasn't me running away, I just needed to de-stress and breathe. Because let me tell ya... I'm just shy of a complete meltdown emotionally. It also doesn't help matters any that my body is dangerously close to its Monthly Self Destruct Sequence...

*lets out a soft sigh*

Now we know where to start, and I just gotta be on Dad's ass about taking care of himself. And I want him healthy again... I want my Dad back. I'm also strongly considering becoming his full time caretaker. Just gotta figure out how to do that and what I need to look at.

It wasn't the best news we could've received, but I already knew it was a possibility. I did my research right when this first got my attention and I immediately brought it up to him to open his eyes about the condition he was in and that this will kill him if not addressed as soon as possible.

So that was my day in a nutshell... Now, I'm going to vedge out and hopefully get some sleep...

-Adieu