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Bushman
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The state of quantum flux
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Jun 19, 2016 - 09:50pm PT
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The It was a rough weekend.
Our daughter in law was in the hospital for a week with C diff, a highly contagious intestinal infection. She had a lot of other problems as well but she went unconscious last Tuesday and went into a coma and had to be intubated on Friday, and was taken to the ICU. She was transferred to another hospital yesterday for more tests and we went to see her there again today in their ICU.
Good news is she is starting to come out of the coma today and they took out the breathing tube also. She is awake a few minutes at a time and has uttered a few expletives at the staff. Bad news is that they have found a mass in her brain in the left frontal lobe. It may have been there for some time but doctors are focused on curing her C diff and getting her ambulatory again. First things first I guess.
It's going to be a long recovery process for her and a big adjustment for the family. Dealing with this is difficult but grandma and I (papa) are helping with giving rides and moral support for now.
Happy Father's Day, all.
-bushman
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jun 19, 2016 - 10:43pm PT
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Well, that really f*#king sucks, Bushman! Sounds like things have taken a good turn though.
I'll be down there in July if you'd like to show me around. I've been thinking which locals I should contact. Yer on the list.
The Stoney Boyz will be up here for SHuteye. I may hit them up too.
Never climbed much in SoCal.
Dwain? Good on ya for hanging with Dad. He raised you!!! Take care of him, bro!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jun 19, 2016 - 10:47pm PT
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I put this on the unhappy Dad's thread by accident....
My Dad, and my son.
My Dad is a master of kindness. My pops retired as a senior VP for B of A. He got into banking as a teller for Wells Fargo here in San Jose. Knocked me out, and my bro. Went to work for Bank Of America and kept climbing the ladder.
From a bank teller at Wells Fargo! He was asked to lead operations in Italy, Hong Kong, Sydney, and New Delhi for a while.
And he dragged me along for the ride. Pretty f*#king sucky at the time, but very cool in retrospect.
I liked it. Just hard to move that much.
He gave me more than most men can ever give their kids. And he had a good ride too, but also sacrificed a lot for us.
He knows I know this. I just hope to give my kid such a great thing.
EDIT; What;s really funny after I look at these pics is the irony. My Dad used to have to beg us to pose in front of "history" in Rome or wherever. Now he can't even muster a look at the camera...He's not that way, I just catch him off guard!
Funny though. He'd catch the irony if I brought it up. He has amazing pictures of me I totally forgot about. He was always filming, recording his travels with his family.
It's only now I realize how much he achieved. Many in my family don't realize how much he sacrificed at work to let us experience what we did. My father is very proud of that. And he fuking should be.
He's just an Italian kid from New York....
I should write a book really. My Mom is from Oklahoma, and was drop-shipped into Italy with us as a new American family. It was great, and hilariou.
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pud
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Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Jun 19, 2016 - 10:50pm PT
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I miss you Dad.
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