Here we go again and it's not good

Losing my dad this August has been a painful and sad experience for all of us. We miss him every day. The last couple of weeks I cry just about every day. I guess it's part of the mourning process.

My Father-in-Law, Eugene Kelly, slipped on the ice and fell about 10 days ago. He's 86 and broke his hip. Very worrisome. He made it through surgery fine and they put three pins in his hip. Post surgery hasn't been so good. He's had breathing and oxygen issues.

Last night he apparently had what they call "respiratory arrest" which means he stopped breathing. They think he has aspiration pneumonia and is currently on a ventilator and not conscious. Although we've been hoping for a full recovery from the broken hip, now it looks like he won't live to see 2010.

Eugene, like my dad, Clyde, is a WWII veteran. Eugene was one of the first guys to land on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day and fought through to the liberation of Paris. He is a kind and loving man.

We are hoping and praying for Eugene and for a full recovery, but things are looking pretty dire here. Not a very nice Christmas at all.