DH's Dad is 71 and has been having health problems. He had colon cancer a few years ago. When we visited them in NY over the summer, he was having a lot of bloodwork and testing done. A couple weeks ago he had a partial stroke, and tomorrow they're doing an angiogram to check for blockages to his heart. They're scheduled to drive to NC this weekend and and to spend next Wednesday-Sunday with us, so our Thanksgiving plans may change. I don't think my MIL will cancel their trip unless it really doesn't look good as she wouldn't pass up a chance to see Kira unless she really has to. It's just so different than my family as my parents are 10 years younger and are very, very active, both exercising every day (and making me feel like a lazy bum were it not for a certain toddler keeping me busy!). I lost both of my grandfathers 12-13 years ago, but I never thought we'd be looking at serious issues in my parents' generation in our family so soon.
Also, I got some news about the end of last week about my sister that I won't get into, but she'll be spending the next couple of months with my parents. She flew to AZ over the weekend, and although we'll be visiting all of them in Hawaii at Christmas, she'll be there a lot longer than we will! She's younger than I am, but she's 33, so she's older than many of you, LOL, but she's still my baby sister. She just needs to manage this. November is a bad month for her it seems as she dealt with something related to this in November 2003.
Both situations make me incredibly grateful for DH and Kira.
Re: difficult week
Thanks, A. I'm really just more concerned about DH as he was clearly bothered when we were in NY this year, and between being Indian and being an only child (a rare combo, LOL), he feels added responsibility. MIL will be on the ball though.
My sister will be fine -- she was already joking about "having" to go to Hawaii for a month! (Her situation was much worse in 2003.) It's just hard to have so many question marks at the holidays again, and of course Kira's birthday now too.
So I have nothing to be sad about, just people to worry about.
Our Thanksgiving Day baby 11/22/07
Pregnant with #2 with LPD, uterine polyp/hysteroscopy, DOR (AMH = 0.17), 2 c/ps
Our early Christmas present 12/9/10
I feel like I'm in the same boat.. although I'm still a little sad about my grandma (we know she is in a much better place)..
T&P's for you and your family.
Hugs to you guys, it stinks to have these hard things hanging over your heads.
We're struggling a bit at the moment too and I just got a call from the bank that there were suspicious charges on DH's Debit card. And sure enough someone has a hold of it. GREAT, this really doesn't help our issues at this point.
My Sweet Girls
I'm still so sorry to hear bout your grandmother, and I've been thinking of your poor grandfather too. Many hugs to all of you.
Things just happen all at once, don't they? I'm so sorry to hear you have a lot going on too, Wendy. I hope the bank handles it for you so you don't have to sit on the phone for hours and hours -- yuck.
I'm really not sad, and in fact I'm very grateful, but I just have to hope that people will do what they have to do to get well. Kira wants her family all in one piece for her third birthday!!!
At least the weather is gorgeous or it would be really gloomy around this board! Continued hugs and prayers to everyone who is going through much harder times than we are.
Our Thanksgiving Day baby 11/22/07
Pregnant with #2 with LPD, uterine polyp/hysteroscopy, DOR (AMH = 0.17), 2 c/ps
Our early Christmas present 12/9/10
So sorry alchris. ?Thoughts and prayers are with your family. ?I kind of understand your feelings. ?My parents are about 10 years younger than DHs, in much better shape, and are non-smokers, so it is scary to deal with.
Wendy, so sorry to hear that. ?It really SUCKS. ?Hope everything is okay.?
What's odd is that DH was only about 2 1/2 months younger when Kira was born than his father was when DH was born. But that was "old" then, and now we had our first child smack dab average of all of our friends. Of course DH will be 3 years older than that for #2...and I'm only 13 1/2 months younger than DH. Hopefully DH and I can be as active as my parents are though, and we're a lot more picky about nutrition, etc.
MIL's mother just died this spring at 96 or 97, so it doesn't seem right for her own husband to be going through health issues on a regular basis quite yet.
We'll all just keep our fingers crossed. Thank you so much!
Our Thanksgiving Day baby 11/22/07
Pregnant with #2 with LPD, uterine polyp/hysteroscopy, DOR (AMH = 0.17), 2 c/ps
Our early Christmas present 12/9/10