Weekend

Dad was on "Cruz Control" pretty much the whole weekend. Shawn was able to come home from work around 4 o'clock on Friday. He came over to my parents and picked Cruz up so I could help my mom out with my dad. Shawn and Cruz went to Cabela's. The boys had a great time checking out all the stuffed/real animals on display. Shawn took pictures on his phone, so I will post those once I get those off his phone. Saturday Shawn was able to do a 40 mile bike ride in the morning and then he and Cruz went up to the Normans on Mt. Aire. Marc and Cat have this beautiful mountain home, they also have a white turnado, Yeti, a yellow lab which Cruz loves. Marc is trying to get some work done on his home so Cruz and Shawn went and offered their services. Luckily Cat was around to help monitor Cruz. Shawn just kept telling me what a blast Cruz had. They were able to go on a little hike and Cruz did most of the hiking. Shawn said he was panting the whole way!! Sunday morning we met our friends Doug, Terena, and Alex (6 months old) and hiked Katherines Pass up at Alta. It was nice to get outside and spend some family time. I then headed for my parents and Shawn and Cruz had some more daddy-son time.

Saturday at my parents house, randomly my dads brother and sister happened to show up at our home at the same time (unplanned). My dads brother, Stan, lives in California, and his sister, Nina, lives in Phoenix. I consider this a small miracle. Stan shared stories of the 3 of them when they were little, it was a very special time for them. It brought tears to my eyes as they shared wonderful stories about my dad. It brought a smile to my dads face, and that was the best part of it all. Sunday was a very hard day for us. My dad was having difficulty breathing and it scared him. He started to get very anxious and we could not calm him down. We ended up calling the hospice nurse to bring oxygen and some drugs to calm my father down. I can't imagine a worse feeling. He is with it enough to know that he can't breath, but his body is so broken at this time he can't get his body to clear his throat or fix it....what an awful feeling!! I would be freaked out at well. It was very stressful for my dad, my mom, and my mother. We don't want him to have to face that fear again during this ordeal...it was awful. We hope and pray this day goes smoother and that when my dads body does completely shut down it is peaceful and not frightening. We just have to take it hour by hour.