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Despite my best intentions to get Back to Reality, it turns out that in some parts of my life, I wasn’t doing a very good job. But tragedy has a funny way of helping us filter out all the background noise, and focus on what’s actually important.
❤ Brings back memories of taking care of my dad.
BTW, DMSO is an excellent remediator of a stroke. Check it out. There's a lot of disinformation on the internet, but I've used it to varying degrees with considerable success. If you ever have any questions regarding it, I'd be happy to help out, or at least point you in the right direction. Naturopathy is the only way to go for me… allopathy has consistently failed me throughout the years. earthclinic.com is an awesome site, and I HIGHLY recommend it.
I'm new to you channel, so excuse me if you have already answer this question somewhere else, but I wanted to know how is your father doing today? I pray he's doing much better! Please, give us an update. Thanks!
A person from Turkey here. You touched my heart from there; think about that 😉
Thank you very much for this video.
thanks for sharing
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I, I took the road less traveled by. And that has made all the difference." R. Frost
Thank you for sharing…
I have no idea if you will ever see this. Today is my birthday. My mom & dad always fussed, making the 3 hr drive to take my dtr & I out to dinner, bring little gifts, and visit for a while. They are both gone now, and I truly miss them & the fussing. My dtr is grown now, with her own family. 2 days ago, I told her the only thing I wanted for my birthday was to see her, just for a little while, and get a big hug. She said she would be over the next day (yesterday). Yesterday she called and cancelled. Today no call or text just to say happy birthday, I'm thinking of you. I guess she was busy. Oh well. It would have meant the world to me. It really would have. Signed, Brokenhearted.
Big respect…
I didn't know what's make me connect to your video's… today I got my answer…gbu
Driving to my next stop on my delivery route, which takes about 30 minutes, I am headed through rural farm country listening to your YouTube video. Missing out on the visual part of the conversation. Still I’m driving past fields of pumpkins, Christmas trees, and even patches of Forest.
This conversation with you hit home. I am a man in the midst of this relational sandwich. Both a son, and a father. Trying to negotiate having parents in their 80s, and my youngest son getting into sports and various scholastic endeavors. And I, likewise, I am a father who sees his Son, on good months, every other weekend. He lives two hours from me on the farm with his mother and stepfather.
It is difficult to live in this world where we take for granted for all these years that these people will always be around. That for my little boy, he would always want to spend time with me.
So your video showed up at a good time. A reminder to spend time with your loved ones when you can. For you never know when they might go onto the next world., Or they meet their next girlfriend, get a job, go off to college, get married, move away to another state, or even another country.
Gone are the times, when I could walk along the beach looking for agates with my parents for they are not physically able to walk that amount of time. And gone are the times when my boys would want to go swimming with me and hang onto my arms and shoulders as I swam around the pool, laughing and having fun.
With limited time and energy, we must find balance between loving and spending time with others, and taking care of our selves. For, most of us, we have that Time and energy still ahead of us.
As for me, I get to spend this weekend with one of my boys. He wants to buy a new pair of basketball shoes for the upcoming basketball season. And guess who gets to go shoe shopping with him? His dad! And I’ll probably go out to breakfast with him and his grandparents… for that is one thing that all 3 generations enjoy… food!
"caring for the caregiver"
my auntie (mom's sister) intervened with me after six weeks of (yes) living in the hospital w/ my dad.
she used to be a NICU nurse and knew.
striving to learn more, to re-assess, to prioritize people, to take stock and then readjust … you're a good man.
“To understand the heart and mind of a person, don't look at where he is but at where he aspires to be.”
Amen!!!Bless you
You are wise to take time for yourself. My mother survived a massive stroke. After sharing caregiving responsibilities with my Dad, burning the candle at both ends, I too suffered a mild stroke. I learned my lesson the hard way. Take care of yourself.
Good video good advice
You know what is important…we are all temporary. Life makes it hard to tend to your life and the ones that you love. Just know that it is all all a part of the wonderful life we are given. No doubt, your father is an awesome man.
From a Dad ,I would be so PROUD of You. On so many levels. I volunteer with Nami.org Your videos will be recommended.i haven’t seen them. all I ‘m looking forward for Back To Reality .God Bless you with the richest of Life’s.
Dziekuje
I remember the day I got a call much like that. God Bless.
I recently lost my dad but due to COVID wasn’t able to go see him. I feel so guilty about that. It had been quite a while since I had been to see him and when I went it wasn’t possible because he was in hospital. I have asked for forgiveness for being so careless about visiting, but it’s still sad
Praying praying for ya. Move yer dad to the farm if he's up to it.
So say us all
https://youtu.be/GTLF76zLxYA
Your story is almost like mine but my mom and dad split when I was a little younger. After that, I didn't reconnect with him until I was in my 40's. He had a stroke and I became the primary decision maker, he made it and had a rough road. Lived another year and then succumbed to pneumonia. I remember the difficulty, the emotions, and the exhaustion of it all, but wouldn't change any part of being part of the process. It's what mattered. Thanks for sharing your heart.