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Off to the UK!
Hi,
Just in case you wonder where I am I probably won't be on too much for a few days as Bren and I are flying back to the UK tonight and will be staying with my Mum for a week.
Keep your fingers crossed for me I survive the flight, I was feeling better from the morning sickness on Friday and Saturday but then I was sick twice again yesterday and couldn't keep anything down! :roll: I've managed toast today, and had a few beans on toast for lunch - wasn't I brave lol!!
It will be worth it though to see my Dad, he is having an op today to have a tube fitted into his stomach so he can be fed directly into that rather than have to worry about choking all the time. I've been warned he is looking incredibly thin (even for him as he has always been skinny!) but that he is really looking forward to seeing Bren and I so hopefully I can help cheer him up a bit.
I feel awful leaving hubby for a week as it is the first time he will have been away from Bren for any length of time, we haven't even had an overnight without Bren before so I know it is going to be weird for him. He has been saying all weekend how much he is going to miss us bless him, think I'm going to be a bit weepy at the airport - thank god I can blame the hormones!!
I hope everyone has a nice week, and that all the Dec babies are extra good. xxx
Just in case you wonder where I am I probably won't be on too much for a few days as Bren and I are flying back to the UK tonight and will be staying with my Mum for a week.
Keep your fingers crossed for me I survive the flight, I was feeling better from the morning sickness on Friday and Saturday but then I was sick twice again yesterday and couldn't keep anything down! :roll: I've managed toast today, and had a few beans on toast for lunch - wasn't I brave lol!!
It will be worth it though to see my Dad, he is having an op today to have a tube fitted into his stomach so he can be fed directly into that rather than have to worry about choking all the time. I've been warned he is looking incredibly thin (even for him as he has always been skinny!) but that he is really looking forward to seeing Bren and I so hopefully I can help cheer him up a bit.
I feel awful leaving hubby for a week as it is the first time he will have been away from Bren for any length of time, we haven't even had an overnight without Bren before so I know it is going to be weird for him. He has been saying all weekend how much he is going to miss us bless him, think I'm going to be a bit weepy at the airport - thank god I can blame the hormones!!
I hope everyone has a nice week, and that all the Dec babies are extra good. xxx
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Hope you have a great time back here..... I hope the morning sickness stays away. I'm sure seeing Bren will do your dad the world of good.
Take it easy xx
well hope u arent too sick on the flight
take care
xx
The flight went ok, I wasn't sick (yey!! lol) Bren was very tired as it was a late flight and grumpy as he couldn't get comfy on silly mummy but he got to sleep eventually and it wasn't too bad at all. Fingers crossed the return flight will go ok too.
My Dad has his op on Monday and all went well, I went in and visited him on Tuesday with Bren and it was a real shock seeing him so thin and ill but he was really pleased to see us .He got out of hospital tonight which is great as it takes about an hour each way to get to the hospital to see him as it is a specialist one in sheffield. So tomorrow we are going over to his house to see him and watch a dvd and spend a bit more time with him, small doses though as he gets tired very quickly,
I've managed to have a good chat with my Aunt (my dads sister), and my step mum which has helped loads. Although I have had a few moments where I have just felt like sitting down and crying as the realisation that my Dad is dying has well and truly kicked in. I've saving all that for when I am back in Norway with hubby though as right now I need to be full of smiles for my Dad.
Sorry it is such a depressing topic, but thank you so much for you kind words of support.
xxx
Also, sorry about my two posts earlier, the first one sounded so dodgy about surviving the flight that I cancelled submitting it and wrote the 2nd one, only to find the 1st had gone thru!
Hope Bren's as good coming home for you and that you have a pleasant flight home.
Big hugs x
it must be unimaginably hard for you, but youre doing so well supporting your dad and im sure it makes him really happy to have you and Bren there. Have a safe journey home. Lotsa luv xxx
I'm back in Norway now, got back late last night. Bren was ok during the flight home and luckily I made a friend on the flight who helped entertain him and help me get sorted with my bags etc when we got off the flight. Bren was wide awake the whole journey back which was exhausting as he was trying to look at everyone and grin at them, and was also shouting to get peoples attention so he could smile and wave at them! :roll:
It was really nice to be back in the UK and spend some time with my Dad although so sad to see what he is going through. I hope and pray none of us or anyone we know goes through motor neurone disease as it is the crueliest condition.
I was going to tell my Dad I was pregnant again as I thought it would be some good news for him but I just never found the right moment. I think part of it was also paranioa on my part that I would tell him and then something would go wrong.
Hopefully we will hear the heartbeat next week and then I can give him a call and let him know. It might be something for him to hold on for a bit longer.
Bren was so good with my Dad, I was a bit worried that he might be scared as my Dad is so thin and can't talk properly etc. But Brendan just beamed at him and kept going to him to try and give him a cuddle, I had to hold the tears back on more than one occassion as you can imagine.
Only something like 5 weeks until we are back for Christmas anyway so hopefully the feeding tube will be helping him and he will have put a bit of weight back on by then.
xxx
I know someone with MND and his wife says it is so upsetting as his mind is active but he's obviously not able to do anything for himself. I hope you telling your dad does give him that extra bit of hope and something to hold on for. I think you did the right thing not telling him just yet and you'll soon be over again to see him.
Incidentally, how long does your hubby get for Xmas hols? Just seeing if same as us, 2 weeks.
Take care- is it still snowy over there? We're forecast some by Friday and -10 deg too. Not a patch on your coldest, but bloody cold for us!
It was snowy when I left but hubby said it has been a bit milder this last week and all the snow has gone. It is around 2 degrees today but blue skies so quite nice - not that I have been outside!
Yeah, hubby gets 2 weeks at Christmas so we are spending it all in the UK which will be nice.
I had some hassle from my mil when I was over, wanting to know if I could take Bren over to see her or if she could come over to see us. I explained that it was difficult for me to make plans as I was visiting my Dad in hospital most of the week and waiting to hear when he would be out so I could spend more time with him. Hubby called her and explained that my priority was my Dad right now and that it was the purpose of my visit and she got all stroppy saying how it was ok for my mum as she got to see Bren. I am still really mad about it, thankfully my hubby told her to grow up and stop acting like a spoilt school girl. I can't believe she can be so selfish though, although my mum and Dad aren't together they have always been ok with each other and my Mum would far rather my Dad be ok then get to see Bren and I under the current circumstances. I just don't think my mil understands what my Dad is going through, or the rest of my family for that matter but I am really disgusted with her attitude. She called my mums house the evening I was flying back and acted surprised I wasn't there (no idea why as she knew when I was flying), my step dad explained to her what a sad time it was for us all and how hard it had been for me seeing my Dad they way he is. Not sure if it did any good but I am hoping I don't have to speak to her for a while so I can calm down about it all and not say something I may later regret! x