thank god dad is finally out of the hospital. although he didnt get his clean bill of health so to speak,i'm still happy he felt better and his health improved even just a bit. boy,he lost a looooot of weight. he practically is skin & bones. the doc diagnosed him to have heart failure. for one,this could be due to his excessive alcohol intake way back. his heart has weakened and is not able to pump blood and other liquid in his sytem,thus resulting to water retention in his legs (knees below). we always encourage him though to be active because he has led a very sedentary lifestyle since he retired. the doc was honest enough to tell us that he will never be able to recover his cardiac strength. oh well,we thought that it was too late anyway,so mom & i will just extend all the help we can to give dad a comfortable life.
after what happened,i'm so proud of myself for having subjected myself into our company's annual physical exams a couple of weeks back. i have to agree with the cliché that prevention is way better than cure. it's always wise to detect any ailment in its early stage than having to fight it while you already acquired the disease.
i'm glad mom is still healthy inspite of her age because she regularly exercises and does lead a very active lifestyle. i just pray to god that he blesses my mom with more years so we can still spend more time together. i still want her to see me walk down the aisle and eventually my kids *sigh*
lesson learned.
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