I thought about going and asking the charge nurse in Dad's Veteran's Home about how much he weighed. I decided to not do it then. I remembered the last time that I asked early in the visit and found out that he only weighed 132. It was hard for me to keep a happy face through the rest of the visit, although I tried.
It was so upsetting that the following week, I didn't even ask what Dad's weight was. This time, I knew his weight was even less, because I had called during the weekend and found out that Dad's weight a week ago was 129.8. I decided to wait until after my visit with Dad before asking about his current weight.
I slowly went up to the nurses station and asked the question I dreaded. I was extremely delighted when I found out that Dad had gained a pound and a half! Yeah!
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