texgirl
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My eyes are swollen from crying off and on since 2:00 this afternoon when my dad came over to tell me the news that his issues are caused by ALS and not his back problems.
I am absolutely devastated, he is 66 and has been having issues since summer time.. leg issues that have progressed to where he walks with two canes and has fallen 13 times he said.
We live in the Houston area and from what I can tell, there is no ALS chapter here, only in Dallas area.
I am so overwhelmed. The other thing that makes this even harder to deal with is my mom suffered a brain injury back in 2003 and my dad takes care of her at home along with caregivers. He also has his dad who is 86 there who has cancer and is in very bad health. Now this.. seems unimaginable... oh and my 29 year old brother died back in 2009... just writing this it seems unbearable that this poor wonderful angel of a man now has this disease. He is a strong Christian and I can't help but be bitter and angry right at you know who for my daddy. I have a 5 year old son who will lose his grandpa way sooner than I had imagined.. his dad is 86 for goodness sakes.. I had high hopes.
I probably sound like a half crazy.. I feel half crazy.. I am in utter shock and disbelief.
Thanks for listening...
I am absolutely devastated, he is 66 and has been having issues since summer time.. leg issues that have progressed to where he walks with two canes and has fallen 13 times he said.
We live in the Houston area and from what I can tell, there is no ALS chapter here, only in Dallas area.
I am so overwhelmed. The other thing that makes this even harder to deal with is my mom suffered a brain injury back in 2003 and my dad takes care of her at home along with caregivers. He also has his dad who is 86 there who has cancer and is in very bad health. Now this.. seems unimaginable... oh and my 29 year old brother died back in 2009... just writing this it seems unbearable that this poor wonderful angel of a man now has this disease. He is a strong Christian and I can't help but be bitter and angry right at you know who for my daddy. I have a 5 year old son who will lose his grandpa way sooner than I had imagined.. his dad is 86 for goodness sakes.. I had high hopes.
I probably sound like a half crazy.. I feel half crazy.. I am in utter shock and disbelief.
Thanks for listening...
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