Accupuncture...

There's grumblings in the backrooms about accupuncture for Dad. The Florida aunt and brother have apparently agreed that accupuncture is the only thing that Dad has any hope of curing him. It seems that Western medicine has given up on Dad. Thay have nothing left for him. This is all hearsay, by the way. Mom is telling me about how they are trying to pressure her into forcing the hospital into letting a accupuncturist in. Mom keeps saying that we need to get premission from the hospital. Brother says we don't need permission. I guess the hospital will let any "doctor" into their building and let them provide what ever service they want. And the hospital is quite happy to look after any issues that may arise after the "doctor" is gone. I think not.

Don't get me wrong. I've been the recipient of accupuncture sessions for many years. I'm a firm believer after the healing I received for my back, knees and shoulder. But accupuncture is a process not a one time cure. When asked who will pay for this, Florida aunt says since Dad won't required long term care, there will be money. She's presuming that Dad is going to get cured through accupuncture. I don't know what the study's have shown on accupuncture and strokes. And specifically with Dad's stroke. This isn't your typical stroke. We're talking about many strokes across many regions of the brain.


I won't go into the details of my visit to Dad today. But brother and his family showed up. He made his daughter sit in the chair opposite Dad. She sat there and started crying. Neither brother or his wife made any attempt to console her. It took Mom and I to comfort her to the point where she stood by the bed and held Dad's hand. Dad always said the brother and wife shouldn't have had children. I can see why.