Right, so last week I posted that my dad had an appointment with the doctor to talk about getting hip surgery well, he’s going for it!!! YAY!! We are thrilled about this turn of events!  I spoke to him last week after the appointment and he got most of his questions answered and his friend was going home and beyond trying to figure out after surgery care he sounded like he would maybe go forward with it. He wanted to talk to my sisters and he said he had a book to read on it and was still making up his mind worrying about inconveniencing us with his aftercare etc….. sigh…..

I told him he really needed to do this if he wanted to remain independent as he had shown no interest in moving closer to us etc.  He said his hope was to continue like he has been and I can understand that totally! So, I asked him to let me know and I would help anyway I could.

I spoke to my older sister at the weekend and she just said to let dad get it all figured out and let us know what he wants us to do so feeling good about that I was just waiting on dad.  My other sister emailed this morning saying they both had plans to come out and spend some time to help with dad’s recovery which is great because he must have made his decision finally after speaking to them! My older sister is coming first, she is going to an aftercare class before he has the surgery which is a requirement for anyone taking care of a family member after surgery. She is awesome at caring for people so this is good she will be on the first shift so to speak. My other sister is coming after that and maybe my niece as well after that so hopefully with all of us together we can get dad to his appointments and help him around the house and such.

I am so happy and nervous for him but I hope and pray he will be a new man after the surgery.  If my mom was here she would be thrilled I am sure.  He has been in so much pain for so long I really hope this will take care of a lot of that for him.  I hope he can add years on to his golf game as well!

Well, with all this said, I will keep you posted on how it’s going!

I am giving God all the glory for this and putting this is His hands!

Blessings!

Grace

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