Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Another progress pic


Grace is starting to look like an angel now. The wings are finished, and I really do like the effect of the beads, though the first person to see the wings finished commented that gold beads would have been a better choice. I'm still happy with the result - it is in keeping with the charted floss colours, and the wings have a lovely subtle glittery appearance.
My Dad is not well, and I have been spending quite a lot of time with him in hospital. He suffered a cardiac arrest and then developed aspiration pneumonia following a gastroscopy, and had a couple of days in Intensive Care Unit, but he is now back in the medical ward. He is very up and down - appears to be improving one day, then slips back the next. We (his children)have made the difficult decision to find him a bed in a nursing home when he is well enough to leave hospital. He has reluctantly agreed to this move, though he is certainly not enthusiastic about the prospect. It will be a difficult transition for him, and for us as well. I had no idea that finding and organising admission to a nursing home was such a complicated business - My sisters and I are on a steep learning curve here, but luckily there is a lot of guidance and support from the hospital team.


2 comments:

  1. Your angel is beautiful. My prayer are with you and your family as you make the hards decisions that lie ahead. (((((hugs)))))

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  2. Your angel's wings are gorgeous! I think you made the right decision on the bead color. The gold would have been too much.

    I hope your Dad gets to feeling a bit better and finds peace in the decision to go into a home. My mother is a nurse in a home in MI and it can be difficult for the family and the resident (they are not called patients). I think your dad will fair well in a home, especially if you and your siblings visit him often. That tends to keep their spirits up! Make sure you find a home that has a good activities department.

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