Well, my dad turned 77 last Wednesday while he and mom were traveling. They got home on Friday night and by Saturday night he was in great pain and had my mom take him to the hospital. Turns out he had an obstructed bowel.
Monday night the update from Mom was that Dad was only a little bit better and they were still on a "wait and see" pattern to find out if he needed surgery. By Tuesday night he was home!
He still has to see his regular doctor so they can figure out why he had that problem. It's been 8 1/2 years since he had colon cancer surgery, so maybe it's just adhesions.
A few thoughts keep running through my mind: what a difference a day makes, what a miracle modern medicine can be, and how blessed we are that he is still with us and is home from the hospital and not in pain.
Dad, I'm glad you had such a great trip and that you'll be the one to show me your pictures and tell me about it. Love you Dad!
I'm so happy for you that your dad is home and that he was home where he could get care immediately when he started having pain.
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