When Reality Clicks In
It was a normal day
Well at least WAS until...
My four year old self found out Daddy was going to be sick forever
Confused
Thinking medicine is the cure
Numerous hospital visits and doctor appointments
This is what I grew up around
I didnt understand, nor comprehend the extent of his illness
No...Not until the summer of 2017
One morning, everything felt different
My father, crawling to get into the shower
My mom and I yelling and saying lets go we are taking you in
He resisted
He is stubborn
But we didnt give up
We rushed him in and it all went downhill from there
He was placed into Isolated Intensive Care Unit
He was not the same
I looked at him, all of us covered from head to toe in gowns and masks
I saw that face, complete defeat
His skin is flushed, cold to the touch
Why him God?
Slowly his body went into Sepsis; organ failure.
Lost, confused and not knowing what to do
The doctor came in and said something that made me realize this is real
This life that we are in, this confusing rollercoaster with twists and turns is real
The words came out of the doctors mouth like a sharp knife to our hearts
"If you guys didnt bring him in, he would have passed away."
Its a scary world we live in...love like its all you know.