Bad again

Just talked to my Mom and my Dad is going into surgery again. His brain has continued to bleed so they are going to operate to remove the whole clot and hopefully stop the bleeding. Dad is weak on his right side now and confused.

I continue to believe he'll pull through this. He's tough. That is something I have always loved about my Dad - he is a STRONG, STRONG man.

My Mom is also very strong. She is handling all of this with calmness and strength. She has always been like that. In fact, I have often said that my Mom is the strongest woman I know.

Finally, I have to add how much I appreciate my husband David. He seems to know just how to support me. And I think maybe I understand better how he felt when he lost his Mom. I kept trying to get him to talk when all he really needed was some quiet time to process and a ready listener when he was ready to talk. As I reflect over the biggest events in our lives: birth of our children, learning about Jacob's autism, losing David's mother, these current challenges with my Dad's health, I realize what a good husband I have and what a great marriage we share. We truly come together when things are hard. I'm so glad.