March 1, 2011
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Wisconsin Solidarity Rally 5-6 p.m. TODAY MLK Library!!!!!
The Daily News
1 So...my Dad somehow bled from his bladder yesterday and called a cab to get him to Kaiser. We're not even sure if the blood was from his bladder. It was early in the morning, before his medical assistant came.
2 He has been being watched over by the VA, not Kaiser.
3 As far as we know, he's doing fine.
4 But I have suddenly been thrust into wondering what the heck is going on.
5 He's a fighter, lemme tellya.
6 And yet news comes to me from so many fronts.
7 Right now, he rushed himself to Kaiser, even though the VA has been watching wonderfully over him.
8 So he seems to be in good care right now.
9 But I am in massive stress, despite all of my folderol about always keeping it together.
10 He's a champ, as I have always been happy to report.
11 But dudes.
12 It's my Dad.
13 And my hero.
14 AnywayZ, my sister's huz called me last night, and things ain't what they should be.
15 He''s safely arrived at Kaiser, but it is still not what we would want to hear.
16 There's confusion because the two hospitals need to talk with each other.
17 Sometimes it's tough enough to get information if it's only one hospital.
18 So as of now a whole bunch is up in the air. The only thing we know for sure is that he is in good hands.
19 As of now, one hospital has yet to communicate with the other. After years of Kaiser, Dad finally moved his stuff to the VA, which has been awesome.
20 He just saw some blood and panicked, so hopefully the reports will be okay. It is purportedly from the bladder, but we'll see.
21 It's a rollercoaster my entire family has been riding for a few years now.
22 He's a tough cookie.
23 I'll give you more as the story unfolds.
24 Meanwhile, there wasn't much I could do, so I got to sleep early. My sister Gayle is with him.
25 Hopefully we'll get more news today.
26 The feeling is that he is okay, and just wanted to get himself to a hospital just to be sure. So as of right now, we just have to wait.
27 It's funny though, on Sunday night I went to bed super early so I would be bright and sunny for my students and wound up awakening at around 1 a.m. I couldn't get back to sleep. I tossed and turned all night, even though everything seemed pretty bright in my life.
28 Maybe we just sense things; I dunno.
29 Yesterday afternoon I was exhausted because of it, but never napped. The phone call came around 7 p.m.
30 Yeesh.
31 Anyway, Dad's in good hands; my sister Gayle is with him, and as of right now all we can do is wait.
32 It's 2 a.m. and I woke up worried, as always.
33 Anyway, it's an ongoing deal. That guy is a tough guy, and I must give him props. He's so used to going to hospitals that he called a cab instead of an ambulance. Smart thinking. He probably save about a grand. I wouldn't be surprised if he tipped the cabby five-hundred bucks.
34 AnywayZ...
35 I looked over the news and not much more to report. In my own life, anything having to do with my Dad is more important than guys who are high hosting the Academy Awards.
36 Honestly.
37 So that's the news. Not good, but not necessarily bad when you consider my Dad's consistent strength. He has a wedding to attend this summer, and has already talked about a Tahoe vacay, so his thinking is right where it ought to be.
38 Still...we are all praying, once again. This year I have broken my all-time record for saying prayers, not just for Dad, but for a whole bunch of people, many of them my DN readers. I prayed like crazy for one of our custodians, because his wife has had health issues, and he was gone for almost a month.
39 He's a HUGE Giants' fan, and on Sunday night he was in the line-up for prayers, and I said a few extra while watching the DVD's of the season and listening to the newer games.
40 Yesterday while returning from lunch, I saw a cart and a Giants' cap, but was too distant to see if it was him.
41 He saw me, and I heard, "How about those Giants?"
42 I walked over and smiled, shook his hand, and we immediately got into a discussion about Brandon Belt, and the pre-season, which has been sun and fun. I asked him how he was, and he said it was rough, but didn't say much else. We talked baseball and a part of me thought that yet another miracle had happened.
43 So prayers seem to work. Always have. I don't know if it is a religious thing, or a particles thing or what, but I have always leaned on prayers.
44 So keep praying. It's a nice thing to do.
45 I'm gonna go now.
46 Keep praying. Not just for my Dad. For everyone.
47 Moving on, Part the First: The San Jose Labor Council sponsors the Wisconsin Solidarity Rally TODAY at the MLK Library, 4th and San Fernando from 5-6. Come out and show your support!
48 Peace.
~H~
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