Monday July 26th

Bec here again.  Sorry for the delay in any posts, I hope we have not caused anyone to get anxious.  I am writing as dad has been planning to write all day and he is a bit too loopy to be able to handle it.
Last night was an interesting night.  Mum, me and dad all stayed in his room.  Dad has a lot of trouble sleeping and instead kinda of nodded in and out of cousciousness.  So I sat with him for most of the night and held his hand.  We had a few good chats and I feel very blessed to have spent that night with him.  His morphine has been increased slowly over the last day.  He is not as comfortable today as yesterday, but we are working on making him more comfortable.  It is a very difficult day for all of us, but most of all for dad.  At this stage, it is impossible to make him physically comfortable while mentally alert.
We have had lovely visitors today- Joel Klein, Alan Ross, Jo Zabner, David Stoltz, Mark Martin, Deanne and Donita from hospice.  And of course Dr Ray Hohl.  Sorry if I left anyone out, I am just saying the people I remember seeing today, but I have been in and out a little with other family members.  We even got to skype quickly early this morning with Shane and Tracy McLennan.
Dad has been blessed enough to be surrounded by those who love him dearly.  I guess I should also mention that mum, me, cam, declan, ben and sam are also here.  He is loved by many and that love shows.  Thankyou all
The visitors have been wonderful, but as a family we are really desperate for some alone time with dad.  We appreciate your consideration in this matter