I’m going to post something that many of you probably won’t believe, and after thinking about what happened it would be hard for me to believe too if I wasn’t there.
About an hour before my dad passed away, and at this point my Dad was sleeping but unresponsive when anyone would try to wake him up, my mom left to get some new sheets for his bed to make him more comfortable. Before she left, she told me that I needed to let Dad know that she and I would fine without him and that he needed to let go. About 30 minutes later, the hospice nurse came to check my dad’s vitals what not. She took his blood pressure, temperature, and cleaned him up a bit. Then I noticed that the nurse was parked in front of the garage door that my mom parks in and asked if she could move her vehicle. When she went outside and I was alone with my Dad while he was basically in a coma, I told him exactly what my mom told me to. I put my hand on his head, said that Mom and I will be fine, you’re sick and need to let go, and I love you Dad. After that, I sat on the couch, the nurse came back in, and I asked her how much time he had left...a few days or what? She immediately responded that even a day would be extraordinary. I then stared at my Dad watching him breath in and out, and within less than 5 minutes I noticed that he didn’t inhale for about 10 seconds. I rushed over and took my Dad’s hand. The nurse took his pulse, told me there’s still a small heartbeat, but within 10 seconds he was gone. I’ve heard that people in comas can actually hear what those of us in the outside world are saying, but I never believed it before my Dad passed.
I told this exact story to a great member of this board who I didn’t know before I posted this thread who sent me a private message about my Dad’s situation. He knows who he is and he knows how much I appreciate his support. God bless you brother.
