Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Thanks for all of the Love, Support and Encouragement !!

I could have searched the world and never found a better group of kind, loving, supportive, most special friends.

Thanks for your posts, they helped me realize I am not alone and appreciate the place I am in, at this time in my life.

As I stated, my heart and emotions have been extremely challenged since last week. Parts of it are getting better, other parts are so stressful. {My fil is facing some extremely serious health problems, I am his strength right now, he is a totally different personality than my mil. He told me tonight how much he loves me and appreciates my help}. I will do anything to help him, he was a dad to me when my own dad couldn't and wouldn't be one. We have fun together, laugh and cry together. Sometimes he can be a TOOT, and others a real honey! When we stop for a bite to eat, I don't tell anyone he had a Patty Melt amd fries, and he doesn't tell anyone I had 3 huge slices of French Toast, loaded with butter and syrup with 4 peices of bacon on the side! {Equalactin and Lactaid take good care of me, most of the time!} He is facing his 2nd major surgery, he had a cancerous kidney removed 2mo. ago, and almost bled to death!
Now, he has an abdominal aneurism. He just told me yesterday that no matter how the tests he is having tomorrow turn out, he doesn't want to have another surgery, he will continue to live out his life with the aneurism. What do you say to someone at 81 yrs, in poor health? I just told him it was his decision, and I would stand beside him whatever the outcome. We talked about people having this problem for years with no problems, I think he just wants to be one of those people, he has had enough. And, thats ok. I really don't think he can make it through another major surgery.

Tomorrow is going to be a hard day for us, rising very early, with a 2hour drive ahead of us, the procedure last for 5 hours. I'll probably sneak off and have a nice French Toast breakfast as I wait,

Depending on the condition of my tummy and gut!!!!! May just be looking for some rice!!!!! hahahahha

This is just a smidge of the things that are plagueing me now, I know it is all going to get better, and some of it will resolve itself!! I am so thankful I have such a supportive place to come when it gets overwhelming!!

I thank all of you SWEETIES again !! I luvv yawlll !!

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