First of all, thank you to those of you who have emailed or texted. Your kind words, support and prayers mean so much to me and I am very appreciative.
So here's where things are at as of today... dad is still in the hospital and we don't think it's going to be until Christmas. Sigh. My Uncle went up to visit dad on Thursday and took a picture of the board in his room and at that point it did say he was certified until December 25th at 10:40am. Really? A Christmas morning discharge? That's just dumb (and I really wanted to say retarded but apparently I'm not supposed to say that anymore). Mom went up Sunday to see him and said that has been taken off the board and that he is also allowed to sign himself out to go down for coffee for 30 minutes stretches. The visit itself did not go well, dad is very resentful towards her and she left after 10 minutes. He was texting her afterwards and said, "You want a war the war is on". Mom is not confrontational with him but he is so bitter and she is the easiest target. She always says that she's okay with him taking his anger out on her and that she can deal with him being angry at her but I would think it takes a toll after a while. My heart hurts for her (and the fact that my heart is actually feeling something is a good thing too!).
The doctor called my mom today and basically said he knows dad tries to bluff/lie about things. He asked if mom would be willing to take dad home again and she said yes but that this would be the last time. He agreed and said he would support her at any time. They are keeping him for now to get a psych assessment and they also want to get his night terrors/dreams under control before they discharge him. She said he is going to call her next week again and touch base, see where things are at... so it sounds like dad will be in for another week for sure. Once again, praise God that dad was admitted under the same doctor this time around.
What to pray for? My mom, brother and sister-in-law - for patience and grace through the hospital visits and for my dad as well, that God would soften his heart and start to take away some of the anger and resentment.
What I'm grateful for... my husband and my friends.
Thanks for reading.
