John & Geoff's Visit

On Saturday, 7th June, Dad was taken to hospital by ambulance. He had been deteriorating a little more each day in the week prior, and he was so ill when he went in (unable to get himself out of bed, let alone empty his bladder or stoma bags), we all wondered whether he would ever be well enough to return home. So it was good timing for two of his brothers, John, and Geoff to pay a visit. Geoff had already planned his visit before Dad went in, but John decided to join him at the last minute, knowing it might be his last chance to see Dad again, and they both arrived on the 10th June.


Dad could not keep any food down for the first day or so, but amazingly, with lots of rest, a tablet to stop him throwing up, more family support around him than usual, and an increase in the strength of his morphine patch, he built a little more strength every day, and on Saturday, 14th he was given the OK to come home. Unfortunately he missed the family get together BBQ at Phil & Shelly's place the night before (Friday 13th).


Once Dad was home again, Geoff and John spent most of the day at our place, sharing lunches and dinners with us, and a really enjoyable time was had by all. Geoff wanted to take lots of photos so he could take them home and share them with his family, and all the pics in this update were taken using his fabulous camera. He even got a couple of Mum on her stair lift, so I have put them in here for the people who have never seen it before, and may have been wondering what it was like.