I have received information about the TYLENOL® Holiday Heroes promotion from McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., the makers of TYLENOL®. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post for Kin Community.
It always seems like hard times come right when we all want to be celebrating. For us, this hard time is right now. December 4th, my dad was fine…he was here visiting and playing with the kids. December 5th my mom called and told me to hurry to the hospital, it was my dad. He had a massive brain bleed. Things can change that quick. That day my dad was not expected to make it, but he is fighting. He was placed on a ventilator. He had a hole drilled into his skull with a line to drain the blood to help relieve pressure from his brain.
Today my dad remains in the ICU. He had a feeding tube placed in his stomach today so they could remove the tube from his nose. Tomorrow he has another surgery to have a trache put in so they can remove the tube in his esophagus and instead have the ventilator hooked to a trache. Once that happens they will try again to remove the drain in his skull. If they cannot do that successfully, well then they will preform another surgery to put a shunt in so that the tube can be removed. He is heavily medicated and unresponsive.
It’s a lot. A lot of very scary stuff. A long recovery. But doable. It’s doable because my dad is the strongest person I know. He has beat so many things, including cancer. I have faith that my dad will come out of this.
My Holiday Hero is my mom. My mom hurts. She has a lot of things going on with her own body, but somehow she always sucks it up and manages to take care of what needs to be done. She is strong, she holds it together. She has Degenerative Disc Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis. She has had surgery, but still has a lot of pain. Sometimes you can see it, but she quickly hides it and she continues on. She took care of my dad all by herself when he had cancer, when he was bleeding internally, through heart surgeries, motorcycle accidents and much more. When I was sick my mom and dad even came out to take care of me and make sure I got the surgery I needed to survive.
Even going through what she is with my dad right now, she still wants to be sure that all of the grand-kids have a normal Christmas. She isn’t thinking about herself at all, she is only thinking of the rest of us. She may drive me nuts sometimes, but most likely it is because we are so much alike…well except she is organized and I am not. I love my mom and dad and they deserve good things. Too many bad things have come their way over the years. She is my Holiday Hero.
Know someone who goes above and beyond for others during the holiday season? Honor your Holiday Hero on the Holiday Heroes tab of the TYLENOL® Facebook page by visiting www.tylenolholidayheroes.com.
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- A Cleaning Crew Before and After The Holiday Gathering
- A Holiday Lighting Or Card Distribution Service
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Oh honey, you are blessed to have such a wonderful set of parents. I have been through this brain surgery & shunt stuff with my son & it is a terrible thing to go through BUT this too shall pass. I am praying that you all have a happy holiday & also praying for a miracle for your daddy. Much love & hugs from me to you!
Your parents sound remarkable. Sending a lot of prayers your way!
Thinking of you and your family right now. The holidays can be tough when someone is ill, but your mom seems so strong to be thinking about the kids right now. My prayers are with you!
I know you are going through a rough time right now, but thank you for sharing your beautiful family/story with us. Your Dad and your family will be in my prayers.
Your parents definitely passed on their strength to you. Been thinking of you all and will continue to lift your dad up in healling prayers.
My heart goes out to your family right now, though I am happy to hear that you have a strong set of parents. From what I’ve experienced, I know that having support verses not, really makes an impact on how a families get through tough situations.
Sending positive thoughts your way… for you, your dad, your mom.. for your whole family.
Please know I’m sending you the biggest hug right now. I know how scary this is and wish no one ever had to experience it.
That really is a lot of scary stuff. I am glad to hear your Dad is still fighting. I’ll be sending thoughts and prayers his way.
Sending positive thoughts and hugs your way. I will keep your family in our thoughts and prayers!
Keeping your parents and your family in our prayers. Hope everything goes ok with the surgery.
I have been following your father’s progress on Facebook. All of my thoughts are with you and your family this holiday season.
I am wishing your dad a fast recovery – he sounds like an amazing person. ANd how wonderful to have such great candid pictures of your parents – beautiful!
It sounds like you have some amazing parents! I am praying for your dad and the rest of your family!
Tylenol is doing great things with the Holiday Heroes contest!
So sorry to hear your family is going through such a tough time. Prayers going up for them!
Oh my goodness. I’m so sorry to read your story and what your family is going through right now. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!
Goodness, honey but your whole family sounds like holiday heroes. Sending prayers and good wishes to all of you and hoping everything goes well with your dad’s surgeries.
I am so sorry that your dad is going through this, especially around the holidays when we want our dads home with us, celebrating! This sounds like a really great promotion. I am praying for your family!
I’ve been watching your posts on Facebook. Praying for you and your family daily.
I will be thinking of your dad and you during this rough time for you both. HUGS
How is your dad? How about your mom & you? Illness is tough on the entire family. I am still praying that all will be well
I know I have missed reading all of your blogs since your dad, my soulmate had this recent trauma. I cannot tell you how much this means to me, and if your dad could read this, he too would be very proud of you for being so strong. Without you and your brother, Marty, I do not know what I would have done. Yes, I have been through alot of traumas with your dad in the past 7 years, but this one, even though he came so close to death with the cancer, I am helpless. There is nothing I can do to help him get through except to keep going, try to have some normal time with the little ones because we know, even though they still play each day, this effects them also, wondering when their Paw Paw will be home again. We will get through this, we are the A-team family and you and your brother are my heroes, the strength I am leaning on.
I love you,
Mom