Tags: family
Date: 08 June 2005 23:14:52
Grandad is seeming better, from what I understand but this is by no means an indication of recovery. He has had a clot in his brain and the surgeons are unwilling to operate. He is weak and frequently confused but is far more lucid than he has been. I arrived back with my family mid afternoon and my uncles are travelling tomorrow to join us, in fact one is in the air as I type.
The members of the family are all dealing with this in very different way - I'm writing this, mum's trying to be strong and is currently lost in a telly programme, my sister (who has had the most challenging day) was last seen crying into her boyfriend's shoulder, her boyfriend is trying to support her as best as he can, and Nanny is just trying. She seems to be varying so much but we'll see what happens.
I'm hoping that the best thing will happen but I have no idea what that is. Some of us are beginning to think of the implications for the future for any number of the different possibilites.
It is definitely better to be here and see the real status, talk to the nurses and talk to Grandad that be at the end of the phone when somewhat emotional and obscured messages reach me.
Thanks