Should I or Shouldn't I????

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Proverbs 20:20

Well, Dad was in the smaller hospital that I mentioned in the previous post. After returning from our lunch in the cafeteria, we saw that Dad had a piece of coconut cream pie on the rolling table in front of him. The Specialist in the previous hospital said Dad needed to be on a pureed diet, since he continues to have aspiration pneumonia. Although, I had previously signed a wavier at the Veteran's Home to allow him to have cut up food instead, they no longer honored the wavier and only give him pureed, because of that Specialist's recommendation.

Since they puree Dad's pie in the Veteran's Home, I knew they wouldn't have allowed it. I debated whether they might have returned Dad to a more regular diet or just made a mistake. I figured it didn't matter. My dad loves cream pies and it's one of life's pleasures he doesn't get to enjoy these days, so I let him go ahead and eat it.

In fact, my husband got him some Key Lime Pie Cheesecake the next day, which he enjoyed dearly! Fortunately, neither of these had any affect on Dad, but he really enjoyed eating regular food instead of pureed. In my opinion, it's a Quality of Life thing and I want my dad to be happy. We have been so blessed to have all this extra time with Dad. 

Since these are examples of how I've applied these Bible verses to my experience, they may not reflect the whole meaning of the verse.

I'm including You Tube Video clips on caregiving that I found interesting, inspirational, or might be helpful to others, but am not responsible for the content in the videos. Always check first with a physician before trying any suggestions mentioned.

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By: Lauren Iwata, Matthew Endter, Keiro Interns, keiroliving via You Tube

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