Posted by Billy NY on August 30, 2015 at 13:34:56 from (104.228.35.235):
In Reply to: Dad is on the mend posted by Banditfarmer on August 30, 2015 at 07:36:57:
The look on his face is priceless, mention that to him LOL I can see he wants to be defiant just by the expression he has! if he's ok otherwise, no different than a younger person being on the bench, having to take time off, longer term he could recover and be active again I would hope.
The farmer I used to help, the last year I did, he had a serious health issue, revolving around internal bleeding, the fix was they would go in an freeze the arteries or veins to repair it, but he still wanted to be active, and this was very dangerous. He pushed it a little, but soon realized that he should not, he was persistent, not stubborn and usually never foolish. I helped out as much I could and he knew I was very trustworthy, so that made it easier, same with his sons, we all pitched in that year. Sure it was hard to watch, he had a new to him grain/sileage truck, recent hay equipment and he just enjoyed doing what he did his entire life, although it was hard on him, just the same, it never broke him and that was testament to his strong character. He fought for 5 years with this problem, but it was gaining on him, I was fortunate to sit with him one afternoon for a few hours shortly before he passed. It was just as hard on me as it was him to see him convalescing, but he said he really appreciated the visit, helped him pass the time, he would call sometimes too, probably the same conversation each time LOL! I knew he had bouts of this, so it was hard to figure when he'd be up and able to visit, I never got to see him again after that one visit because of this. At some point it probably dawned on him, there was no recovering, yet he never let it get him down that I ever saw or heard of. Your dad may very well recover from this even though he extended his situation by being stubborn, maybe you can get him to follow orders and let him know, long term, its best to do so.
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