Thank you. I need to see that stuff on the harder days. Sometimes its not even about the mess the world has became - i just become overwhelmed with whats going on in my own personal/family life. I take care of my disabled grandpa and ill be here until his last breath...it can be heartbreaking and stressful some days. Turn on the news, read comment sections on fb/reddit etc and its like they take those feelings and magnify them.
I come here and i see people being uplifting,sharing God's love,etc...and it can actually help me end a very negative day with positive energy. You know that term Digital Solider? Well Soliders arent ONLY in firefights, sometimes theyre on a rescue mission.
My hat comes off to you in admiration, but it also comes off in condolences of everyone who has broken under the weight of our recent past.
My biggest thing right now is i been here since 2011 and he's in such a poor condition. Muscular Dystrophy already ravaged him, but now that it's weakened him to such a degree that's caused so many other issues. So, I know as far as the matter of this stage of his time here - it's only going to get worse. I must have faith that there's something grand waiting for him - but it's still hard to see what the shell of his existence has became.
That said, thank you for your words ❤
My father had a lot of health issues, too. There were so many things I had to learn how to do in order to take care of him. At the end, he was bedridden, hallucinating, had dementia, sundowners, diabetes, and even got shingles. He needed care 24 hours a day. I was never so exhausted in my life. My mother was there to help, but there was only so much she could do. Before he started to go really downhill, he was almost 200 lbs. I had to learn how to transfer him in and out of a wheelchair, get him in and out of bed, change his depends -- and he wasn't always a willing subject. So, I've walked the walk right alongside you.
One think I learned, though, is that even in the midst of tragedy, God will bring you moments of humor. Nights when I was struggling to get Dad ready for bed and was at wit's end, the funniest things would suddenly pop out of Dad's mouth and make me laugh. Look for those moments, fren, and hold them close.
Oh believe me finding those diamonds in the rough that make us laugh and such is something I've learned is a blessing among the madness for sure. That and the connection we can build through music.
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