Megan

It's okay don't mind talking about it.
So my dad had ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease). He got diagnosed with it October 2009. The normal amount of time to live is 2-3 years. My dad lived 5 years (and 2 months) with ALS. Over the 5 years he lost his ability to walk so he had a cane, then a wheelchair that he could move with his hand so no one had to push him. He also lost his voice so it got hard to understand him for friends who only stopped once and a while. I was with him all day so I could understand more then most people. My family had to look into a type of communication for my dad so that he could still talk to his friends and family - so he got a computer then a tablet after that. It would say what he typed out (which was pretty cool). My dad also lost lost the ability to walk because ALS kills your nerve cells. So he couldn't walk or move, which means that he couldn't feed himself. The summer of 2014 things started to get worst and we needed to get more equipment to help him and his everyday life. December 15th my dad went to the hospital just because of the state he was in. (A little personal to share on ask but text me if you want to know anon aha) He was doing good and the doctors thought that maybe he could even come home for Christmas which was like the next week ish. He was in the hospital until Wednesday (2 days) which felt like forever. Anyways on Wednesday his whole body ran out of water so even if he tried to cry nothing would happen. Around 1 my dad started to get super pale and my mom said she felt different about him and that she knew something was going to happen. So my mom came and got my sisters and I and the family that was at the hospital. We all went in the hospital room and said "I love you" for little did I know was the last time I would get to in person. Around 1:30 the doctors said that nothing should be breathing for my dad and so they took him off life support which was breathing for him. I don't remember what I exactly said or did, but all I remember was I cried more than talked because I couldn't believe it was actually happening. Also watching him take his last breath and go completely white. He was gone and there was nothing I could do but cry. Still remember that day perfectly and all of our memories. I still miss him everyday❣ 12.17.14👼🏽 - Don't want to upset anyone by this but anon was curious, so there you go.

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