Sorry to hear about your dad's failing health. I understand the cloth your 
dad is cut from and it is hard, especially for that generation. That is a 
tough  one to decide. Perhaps it is some meds they have him on that cuased 
the stoppage? Like REggie White suffered, the rhthm can be off and cause 
the heart to stop and is, dare I say after my last post, fixable with meds 
to level out the beats. For what it is worth, if it were me, as best I can 
slip my foot in  your shoe, I'd probably call, try to talk to the doctor or 
medical care folks and get an assessment of the situation, if there is not 
a definitive answer and he is doing porly, I'd fill the kitty box, grab the 
kids and dog, and call their school from the cell phone on the way back to 
the U P.

Praying for him and yawl.

Brad


At 10:36 AM 1/9/2007, you wrote:

>Hi Guys,
>         Well, my dad had hip replacement surgery over a week ago, but he 
> hasn't been doing very well.  He was moved to a nursing home last 
> Friday.  This morning, my brother called Greg to let him know that my 
> Dad's heart stopped for a bit this morning and he has been taken back to 
> the hospital, but I don't even know which one!  It's one of those times 
> when I could kick Greg for not being more curious.
>         I don't exactly know what to ask for in prayer.  My dad used to 
> be a tough farmer and woodsmen.  He worked for more than twenty years 
> building tug boats for the government.  If something needed to be done, 
> my Dad would jump for the chance to serve and do it.  He did a lot of 
> heroic stuff during W.W.II also and, in short, he has been really 
> frustrated with his physical decline over the past few years.  He's truly 
> just running down.  His kidneys have been slowly failing for a while.  He 
> has been on medication for, the Lord only knows what all.  For a guy who 
> used to lift 300 pounds, to be content with a short walk out to the 
> mailbox, has been a tough pill to swallow.  I'm sure that he would be 
> much happier in heaven.  The hard thing is that, first of all, I may not 
> get a chance to say goodbye because we are so far apart, and secondly, my 
> Mom has made caring for Dad  her universe.  This is going to be very hard 
> on her.  Perhaps my prayers are these, peace for our family, especially 
> for Mom, if she truly has to say goodbye to the love of her life, and 
> wisdom for us, meaning Greg and myself, as we consider whether we should 
> pull the kids out of school and head west, or stay put and wait to hear 
> more definitively, what is going on.  It's hard to know that the rest of 
> the family is gathering, but that we are too far away.  I know, I will 
> gather with them in spirit, but that is hard to accept.
>Kathy