today was a busy day. got woken up by a text from my sister that dad was being transferred from the the assisted living facility to the hospital because he wasn't getting enough oxygen. a subsequent call from my sister communicated results of an x-ray that revealed what's characteristic of covid-19 victims in terms of the masses in the lungs, etc. and that we needed to reach a consensus on what to do if it was determined that dad needed to go onto a ventilator. it turns out that dad has a DNR, but that only applies to cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
my response was that i had a view, but if she wanted to do something that was not in line with that, that was ok. it turned out that we both felt it best to honor the spirit of the DNR. it's not the kind of choice kids should have to make for their parents. but the end result is that dad has been placed in comfort care - which tends to his symptoms, but does not try to cure the disease. so unless a miracle of some sort occurs, my father is going to die in quarantine.
while absorbing that, i started filming on the mini-documentary on my feeding the homeless later that day - before actually going out to the park with dinner in the evening.
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