Struggle
Tonight I caught my dad in his room crying. Since the hospital, he has not been eating so well, only about 2 spoonfuls at a time. He said that he does not have the appetite due to the many different kinds of medications he is taking (he has over a dozen to take per day). But I really do think that he is depressed. This depression is mainly brought about by his situation now - what happened with his heels. And on top of that, he is still mourning the loss of my Mom. A fact that was confirmed when I asked him why he was crying. His answer was "I miss your Mother". He is sad as he has not been able to go to the cemetery to visit my mother for a few weeks because of his swollen heel. My father's reply brought tears to my eyes. We both miss my mother but I guess it hurts him more, being that he was with my mother for nearly 50 years. But I tried to be strong and I reminded him that Mama is in a better place now. And that I know she would want him to be well again. The harder p...