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The decision has been made - no MFF for me this year.
17 years ago
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I decided it was best to stay close to home in lightt of my father's recent medical problems, so I can be around to help in case of emergency. As the subject says, this meand I'll be skipping Midwest Furfest this year. Given the situation, I'm sure that even if I went, my mind would be back home anyway, and I wouldn't have (or be) much fun.
To clarify for those who may be concerned, my Dad's condition is not particularly threatening, more like dramatic and potentially dicey. He's had some mild heart problems in the past, which led to him taking blood-thinning medication. Now (apparently) the blood thinners have done their job too well and are causing some complications, such as hematuria and a subconjunctival hemorrhage (I'll let you look those up yourself if you have a mind to). These are visually dramatic problems, and it's easy to be freaked out if you have them, or observe them in others. Medically, they are not nearly as serious as they look, though one has to keep watch to make sure things don't suddenly get worse. I expect these health issues will mend in a fairly short time (thanks to the doctors and nurses), though it may take a few weeks before everything is cleared up fully.
Sorry I won't be at MFF this year. I was looking forward to seeing friends and doing some drawing there. I'll also throw my regrets at
shoulung , who was relying on me for transportation to the con. He agrees with my reasons for staying home though.
To clarify for those who may be concerned, my Dad's condition is not particularly threatening, more like dramatic and potentially dicey. He's had some mild heart problems in the past, which led to him taking blood-thinning medication. Now (apparently) the blood thinners have done their job too well and are causing some complications, such as hematuria and a subconjunctival hemorrhage (I'll let you look those up yourself if you have a mind to). These are visually dramatic problems, and it's easy to be freaked out if you have them, or observe them in others. Medically, they are not nearly as serious as they look, though one has to keep watch to make sure things don't suddenly get worse. I expect these health issues will mend in a fairly short time (thanks to the doctors and nurses), though it may take a few weeks before everything is cleared up fully.
Sorry I won't be at MFF this year. I was looking forward to seeing friends and doing some drawing there. I'll also throw my regrets at
shoulung , who was relying on me for transportation to the con. He agrees with my reasons for staying home though.
I'm not going either because of finances, but I agree and I hope your dad recovers.
Take care.
Had to do that with my mom this past January. It wasn't life threatening either - at least not *normally*. But ya just never know.
And....
Subconjuctival hemmorhage. I had that once.
Scared the crap out of anyone I looked at.
Hope it all works out for ya.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Good call, sir.
It's great that you'll be there for him. I know everyone is saying its the right thing, but I think that just you being there for him is going to really help him out. Again I hope he gets better
Hope he gets things straightened out with his meds. I know what kind of a challenge that can be.
Cheers!
it's better to catch a complication early and sort it out than let it grow into something bad.
best wishes to you and your father.