My dad had a double lung transplant on April 6th 2023, we agreed to it knowing it would change his life after a long battle if being steroid dependent and then oxygen dependent to help him breath with his asthma and COPD. This has been a horrible year while he recovers; kept getting blood infections, his kidneys shut down completely so that he had to have dyalisis constantly, bed sores down to the bone, pneumonia, several atrokes that did severe brain damage to where he couldnt talk, needed to be intubated and have a trach several times. He never left the hospital, he was deemed he wouldn't ever walk or eat ever again and would spend the rest of his life in a long term care facility until he eventually had a stroke and it killed him. Several times we were trying to make his wants known, and every time the transplant team told us no. For the last few days he qas sedated and restrained so he wouldnt take his breathing tube out. As of two days ago, the transplant team ran out of excuses and ways to keep stringing him and our family along. So it was decided we were taking the breathing tube out knowing he wouldn't survive without it. Thankfully the sedative wore off so we were able to explain and ask him what he wanted with yes and no questions. He was tired of "living" like this, and just wanted it to be over. The tube was taken out yesterday, and meds given to him to keep him comfortable so he felt no distress. Spent all day yesterday with him and the family, sadly I had to go home due to my own medical health. I got the message from my mother that after 14 hours of him trying to breath; he was finally at peace. He officially passed away at 12:10am this morning. And as I sit here it's downpouring, like the Earth is also sad that we lost such a strong man. Waking up to this news has made me mute. I'm experiencing an #AutisticBurnout and I'm trying to find ways to cope. I'm also just glad my dad finally has some peace.
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My entry for the Greatest #Mondegreen ever!
My dad (90yo) just referred to "Jaunty Boomeray" as an example of a French folksong.
He, as a 90 yr old Irishman, obviously, speaks ZERO French.
Took me a beat, until I realised he meant "Je te plumerai" #Alouette #Aaahh
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