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Great! I hope he gains strength and momentum. Many hugs to your mom. AND to your sister.

There's always family "stuff" at times like these. Kinda like the boxes you have to trip over while you're either putting up or taking down the Christmas decorations. Or the toys and shoes and sippy cups littered all over the floor when you have a small child. It's just "stuff." It happens with every family. I don't know one family that doesn't have at least a small amount of it. Part of the human condition, I think. Don't let it get to you. She's worrying because she wants your dad well and healthy, or perhaps she prays for safe passage. Either way, she wants what she feels is best for him at this moment - how-ever one defines that.

I remember reaching the point - with BOTH my aging and ailing parents AND my sweet dear mother-in-law as she was fading away. There came a moment when I didn't know what to pray for - healing and recovery? Or safe passage? I guess that's part of it, too. For me, by the time that realization came, they were each so far gone that it would have taken a Lourdes-type miracle to reverse that downward trend. For you? Maybe the happier turn of events? Hope so! You have such a wonderful and still loving and sustaining relationship with your parents - we shall all hope that can extend for as long as possible! What's sadder is when that kind of loving and no-strings-attached relationship is not there - or no longer there. Leaves a real dilemma in the soul. It's really sad to see as I have witnessed, personally.

So glad that's not your situation!!!

Much love and many hugs - to ALL of you!