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The nurse was here, and we discontinued the atropine, as it wasn't really helping with his secretions anyway. That was given every hour, so she said it will take some of the pressure off of us in that regard. We did up his morphine to keep him comfortable.

When Chris, the nurse, walked in, she looked at me and said, "you have bags under your eyes, were you up all night? You need to get some rest." Then she asked if I was the baby, and I said yes. Darlene, Patty, my mom and Chris were all gathered around my dad. Chris asked if I was spoiled and Darlene and Patty both responded with a resounding "YES!" I laughed, because I never thought that I was but they seem to think I was. :) They talked about how much he bragged about me and always introduced me as "Dr. Lauren." We talked about how much he loved his girls and had his space downstairs in his basement. We talked about his 7 grandchildren and his 1 great-granddaughter. We again commented how he gets a free pass into heaven for raising 3 girls.

The nurse said he'd probably pass by tomorrow morning. His color is starting to change and the fluid is starting to move into his lungs. She told us how her sister in law died at 35 from melanoma. Everyone thinks it is "just skin cancer"....but it is one of the deadliest cancers, because once it hits other organs, there is very little that can be done.

Patrick showed me some pictures he has of my dad and we laughed and we cried. He doesn't want to be this way, he wants to go with dignity. It is time for him to finally rest after a long, hard battle. He will be with his mom and dad again, who I know he misses, and someday we will all be together again.