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[quote=Anonymous]OP here - wow! I was not expecting to see so many responses to my update/post.  Thank you all for your positive words, and also advice.

I actually spoke to my dad this morning (phone), and he sounded terrific.  Totally intelligible, and also quite energetice.  He remarked that he felt he was getting better as each day passes.  We've put a call into his hospice doctor (Montgomery Hospice) to see if dialysis is even an option - she is coming to the house tomorrow to examine him.

His amyloidosis is something else all together different. There is absolutely nothing that can be done about that.  Over time if his kidneys don't completely fail, his heart will.  So for now, we are just grateful for the quality time we do have with him.

This is especially difficult for me as I am the only child (there are 3 of us total) that is not still living in the DC area.  And I'm about as far away as one can be from the area, and still be in the US - so travel isn't as easy as just hopping on the plane for a quick visit. So there is a ton, and mean a TON of guilt that I'm carrying around with me.  My siblings and mom are not making me feel this way, I am doing this to myself.  Not healthy, I know.

Thank you all again for all the wonderful support as I go through this journey with my dad. [/quote]

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