Just felt like sharing this! when I think of my childhood---I always think of this.
my Dad played the guitar for us.
we would all pile onto my parents bed.
and jump around and be crazy.
he never told us to sit still.
he was good at it.
he enjoyed it.
we loved it.
he could sing too.
grandma's feather bed by john denver was one of our favorites.
anything by John Denver really.
bad bad leroy brown by jim croche was one of his.
when we "outgrew" his music choices
he tried to learn songs from "Grease" until his fingers were raw.
if that's not love---I don't know what is.
P.S.
there was also a song about chasing women.
we loved it.
we still know it by heart <3
i've never heard anyone but my dad sing it.
hearing the song now i realize
he sang it just perfectly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Uq5VHGuPA
Monday, July 13, 2009
July 13th
I made it to the hospital at 8:30 a.m. only to find out that the nuero team had been in at 6 a.m. Sigh. So I sat w/ my Dad for awhile, read to him and told him about the Red Sox Game last night and how the tooth fairy ALMOST forgot to leave money for my son (I saw his tooth "box" sitting on the counter as I walked out the door and ran upstairs to put the money under his pillow---if any of you still believe in the tooth fairy and I ruined it for you---I'm sorry) and other small talk. He was moving his right side quite a bit while I talked w/ him.
The Nuerosurgeon did make his way to the waiting room where he spoke w/ us (my mom, my sister and I). The results from the EEG and the other neurological tests done last Friday looked good. The side of the brain w/out the bleed responds as it should while, obviously, the side w/ the bleed is weaker. That could be due to the swelling. Only time will tell. The ICP variance is due to the drain. When they clamp it off his pressure goes up--so he is not ready for that to come out yet. He said he is still critical as long as he has that swelling and the drain. It could still go either way. He said his movements are spontaneous and he doesn't follow commands. However, he did follow commands later in the day. The nurse would say "Kraig, move your toes" and he would. He's been very active today. Still not awake........but I'd say this is more progress and another step forward.
God is good!
Today marks 2 weeks that my father has been away from us. To say we miss him is an understatement.
The Nuerosurgeon did make his way to the waiting room where he spoke w/ us (my mom, my sister and I). The results from the EEG and the other neurological tests done last Friday looked good. The side of the brain w/out the bleed responds as it should while, obviously, the side w/ the bleed is weaker. That could be due to the swelling. Only time will tell. The ICP variance is due to the drain. When they clamp it off his pressure goes up--so he is not ready for that to come out yet. He said he is still critical as long as he has that swelling and the drain. It could still go either way. He said his movements are spontaneous and he doesn't follow commands. However, he did follow commands later in the day. The nurse would say "Kraig, move your toes" and he would. He's been very active today. Still not awake........but I'd say this is more progress and another step forward.
God is good!
Today marks 2 weeks that my father has been away from us. To say we miss him is an understatement.
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